entozoa Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)
    endozoan; entozoon; endoparasite; entozoan; entoparasite.

WordNet

En`to*zo"a noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. within + an animal.
Definitions
(Zoöl.)
  1. A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes, roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals; the Helminthes.
  2. An artificial group, including all kinds of animals living parasitically in others.

Webster 1913