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ep•i•zo•on
Pronunciation: (ep"u-zō'on, -un), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -zo•aPronunciation: (-zō'u). [key]
Biol.
an external parasite or commensal on the body of an animal; ectozoon.
Also,ep"i•zo'ite.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.