ENTOZOON

endoparasite, entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon, endozoan

(noun) any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

entozoon (plural entozoons or entozoa)

(obsolete) Any of various microscopic parasitic worms previously classified together under the grouping Entozoa.

Source: Wiktionary


En`to*zo"ön, n.; pl. Entozoa. Etym: [NL. See Entozoa.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Entozoa.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

13 May 2025

DAZED

(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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