|epə|zōik adjective
Etymology: epi- + -zoic
: dwelling upon the body of an animal
an epizoic plant parasite
an epizoic commensal
— compare epiphytic 2
• ep·i·zo·ism ˌepəˈzōˌizəm, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun -s
• ep·i·zo·ite -ōˌīt noun -s
|epə|zōik adjective
Etymology: epi- + -zoic
: dwelling upon the body of an animal
an epizoic plant parasite
an epizoic commensal
— compare epiphytic 2
• ep·i·zo·ism ˌepəˈzōˌizəm, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun -s
• ep·i·zo·ite -ōˌīt noun -s
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012