Endozoa

/ˌɛndoʊˈzoʊə/ noun

Definition

Animals or organisms that live inside other animals as parasites, like tapeworms or roundworms living in intestines.

Etymology

From endo- (within) + zoa (plural of zoon, from Greek zōon meaning animal). This scientific term literally means 'animals within.'

Kelly Says

Endozoa were absolutely terrifying to ancient and medieval people who didn't understand germ theory—discovering that you could have whole creatures living inside you was like finding aliens in your own body!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ውስጥ እንስሳ
wus-t en-sisa
ARالعربية
حيوانات داخلية
hai-wa-naat-id-da-li-ya
BNবাংলা
অণুজীব
on-u-jeev
CACatalà
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
CSČeština
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
DADansk
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
DEDeutsch
Endozoen
en-doh-zo-en
ELΕλληνικά
ενδοζώα
en-doh-zo-a
ESEspañol
endozoos
en-doh-zo-os
FAفارسی
جانوران درون
jaan-var-an dor-on
FISuomi
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
FRFrançais
endozoaires
en-doh-zo-air
GUGU
અંદરના જીવ
an-dar-na jee-v
HAHA
abinci
ah-bin-ci
HEעברית
אנדוזואים
an-do-zo-aim
HIहिन्दी
अंतःजीव
an-tah-jeev
HUMagyar
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
IGIG
ndu ndu
n-du n-du
ITItaliano
endozoi
en-doh-zoy
JA日本語
内生動物
nai-sei-dou-butsu
KKKK
ішкі жануар
ish-ki ja-nu-ar
KMKM
សត្វក្នុង
sat-v-k-nung
KO한국어
내생동물
nae-saeng-dong-mul
MRMR
आंतरजीव
aan-tar-jeev
MSBahasa Melayu
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
MYမြန်မာ
အလယ် တိရစ္ဆာန်
ah-leh-ti-yir-sa-an
NLNederlands
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
NONorsk
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
PAPA
ਆntarjiv
aan-tar-jeev
PLPolski
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
PTPortuguês
endozoários
en-doh-zo-ah-ri-os
RORomână
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
RUРусский
эндозоа
en-doh-zo-a
SVSvenska
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
SWKiswahili
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
TAதமிழ்
உள்வாழ்வு
ul-vaazhvu
TEతెలుగు
లోని జీవులు
lo-ni jee-vu-lu
THไทย
สัตว์ภายใน
sat-pha-nai
TLTL
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
TRTürkçe
endozoa
en-doh-zo-a
UKУкраїнська
ендозоа
en-doh-zo-a
URاردو
اندوزوzoa
an-doh-zo-a
VITiếng Việt
sinh vật nội sinh
sinh vat noi sinh
YOYO
ẹni tí ńlẹ
e-ni ti n-le
ZH中文
内生动物
nèi shēng dòng wù
ZUZU
izilo
ee-zee-lo

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