epizoon

Questions about epizoon

What does epizoon mean?

epizoon means "any external parasitic organism (as fleas)".

How many syllables are in epizoon?

epizoon has 3 syllables and divides as e-pi-zoon under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for epizoon?

Close synonyms include ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan. 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 epizoon a common word?

epizoon 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.