endozoic

1. 1.

   living within a living animal usually as a parasite

   “entozoic worms”

   Synonymsentozoicentozoan

Questions about endozoic

What does endozoic mean?

endozoic means "living within a living animal usually as a parasite".

How many syllables are in endozoic?

endozoic has 3 syllables: en-do-zoic. The stress falls on "do".

What is another word for endozoic?

Close synonyms include entozoic, entozoan. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is endozoic a common word?

endozoic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.