Definition
Small animals or parasites that live on the external surface of other animals; plural of epizoon.
Etymology
From Greek 'epi-' (upon) and 'zoa' (animals). This term emerged in the 19th century as biologists classified parasitic organisms.
Kelly Says
Fleas, ticks, and lice are epizoa, and they've shaped human history—plague-carrying fleas killed millions and changed civilizations, making these tiny external parasites some of the most historically important creatures alive.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እፕሲክሲሎስ
e-p-si-k-si-los
ARالعربية
حيوان مُتَصِلٌ إلى الشجرة
ḥaywan mu-ta-sil ila ash-shajara
BNবাংলা
অপিজোয়া
o-pi-jo-a
CACatalà
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
CSČeština
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
DEDeutsch
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
ELΕλληνικά
επιζώα
e-pi-zo-a
ESEspañol
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
FAفارسی
اپیکسیلوس
e-pi-ksi-lo-us
FRFrançais
épizoa
e-pi-zo-a
GUGU
એપિક્સિલસ
e-pi-ksi-las
HEעברית
אֲפִיקְסִילוֹס
a-fik-si-los
HUMagyar
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
ITItaliano
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
KMKM
អេពិកស៊ីឡូ
a-ep-vi-k-si-lo
MRMR
एपिक्सिलस
e-pi-ksi-las
MSBahasa Melayu
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
MYမြန်မာ
အပီကစီလောက်
a-pi-ka-si-la-uk
NLNederlands
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
PAPA
ਏਪਿਕਸਿਲਸ
e-pi-ksi-las
PLPolski
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
PTPortuguês
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
RORomână
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
RUРусский
эпизоа
e-pi-zo-a
SVSvenska
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
SWKiswahili
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
TAதமிழ்
எபிசோவா
e-pi-so-wa
TEతెలుగు
ఎపిజోవా
e-pi-jo-wa
TRTürkçe
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
UKУкраїнська
епізоа
e-pi-zo-a
URاردو
ایپیکسیلوس
i-pi-ksi-lo-us
VITiếng Việt
epizoa
e-pi-zo-a
ZH中文
附生动物
fù shēng dòng wù