Definition of epizoic in English:

epizoic

adjective ˌɛpɪˈzəʊɪkˌepiˈzōik

Biology

(of a plant or animal) growing or living non-parasitically on the exterior of a living animal.
Example sentencesExamples
- In marine systems, where soft sediment bottoms are common, hard substrates represent islands, supporting a variety of obligate epiphytic and epizoic taxa (encrusters).
- Long-stalked glandular hairs of outer and inner involucral bracts of Sigesbeckia jorullensis, which are important for epizoic fruit propagation, were investigated using light and scanning electron microscopy.

Derivatives

epizoite

nounɛpɪˈzəʊʌɪt

Biology

Gray whales are heavily infested with ectoparasites and epizoites including the host-specific barnacle, Cryptolepas rhachianecti, and three species of whale louse - Cyamus scammoni, C. ceti and C. kessleri.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from epi- 'upon' + Greek zōion 'animal' + -ic.

Definition of epizoic in US English:

epizoic

adjectiveˌepiˈzōik

Biology

(of a plant or animal) growing or living nonparasitically on the exterior of a living animal.
Example sentencesExamples
- Long-stalked glandular hairs of outer and inner involucral bracts of Sigesbeckia jorullensis, which are important for epizoic fruit propagation, were investigated using light and scanning electron microscopy.
- In marine systems, where soft sediment bottoms are common, hard substrates represent islands, supporting a variety of obligate epiphytic and epizoic taxa (encrusters).

Origin

Mid 19th century: from epi- ‘upon’ + Greek zōion ‘animal’ + -ic.

单词	epizoic
释义	Definition of epizoic in English: epizoic adjective ˌɛpɪˈzəʊɪkˌepiˈzōik Biology (of a plant or animal) growing or living non-parasitically on the exterior of a living animal. Example sentencesExamples In marine systems, where soft sediment bottoms are common, hard substrates represent islands, supporting a variety of obligate epiphytic and epizoic taxa (encrusters). Long-stalked glandular hairs of outer and inner involucral bracts of Sigesbeckia jorullensis, which are important for epizoic fruit propagation, were investigated using light and scanning electron microscopy. Derivatives epizoite nounɛpɪˈzəʊʌɪt Biology Gray whales are heavily infested with ectoparasites and epizoites including the host-specific barnacle, Cryptolepas rhachianecti, and three species of whale louse - Cyamus scammoni, C. ceti and C. kessleri. Origin Mid 19th century: from epi- 'upon' + Greek zōion 'animal' + -ic. Definition of epizoic in US English: epizoic adjectiveˌepiˈzōik Biology (of a plant or animal) growing or living nonparasitically on the exterior of a living animal. Example sentencesExamples Long-stalked glandular hairs of outer and inner involucral bracts of Sigesbeckia jorullensis, which are important for epizoic fruit propagation, were investigated using light and scanning electron microscopy. In marine systems, where soft sediment bottoms are common, hard substrates represent islands, supporting a variety of obligate epiphytic and epizoic taxa (encrusters). Origin Mid 19th century: from epi- ‘upon’ + Greek zōion ‘animal’ + -ic.
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