entozoon

Definitions of entozoon
  1. noun
    any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)
    synonyms: endoparasite, endozoan, entoparasite, entozoan
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    parasite
    an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
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