"entozoon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: entozoons [plural], entozoa [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|entozoa}} entozoon (plural entozoons or entozoa)
  1. (obsolete) Any of various microscopic parasitic worms previously classified together under the grouping Entozoa. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Worms

Inflected forms

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