Ectozoon \Ec`to*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. {Ectozoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? outside + ? an animal.] (Zo["o]l.) See {Epizo["o]n}.
ectozoa See {ectozoan} ectozoan adj : of or relating to epizoa [syn: {epizoan}] n : any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectoparasite}, {ectozoon}, {epizoan}, {epizoon}] [also: {ectozoa} (pl)]