entozoic

[ en-tuh-zoh-ik ]
/ ˌɛn təˈzoʊ ɪk /

adjective

(of a parasitic animal) living within the body of its host.

Origin of entozoic

First recorded in 1860–65; entozo(a) + -ic

Example sentences from the Web for entozoic

  • Before Kchenmeister's experiments in 1852, there was no general knowledge of the exact pathology of entozoic disease.

    Experiments on Animals |Stephen Paget

British Dictionary definitions for entozoic

entozoic
/ (ˌɛntəʊˈzəʊɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to an entozoon
living inside an animal entozoic fungi