epizoicadj.n.

/ɛpɪˈzəʊɪk/

Etymology: < epizo- (in epizoon n.) (or its elements) + -ic suffix.

A. adj.

(a) Of or pertaining to epizoa. (b) Of plants: Living upon animals.

ΚΠ

1857 M. J. Berkeley Introd. Cryptogamic Bot. 235 Fungi were defined as hysterophytal or epiphytal mycetals, (more rarely epizoic or inhabitants of inorganic substances).

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 276 The parasite so common on the Stickleback,..one of the most curious modifications of the epizoic type.

in extended use.1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table vi. 179 Our epizoic literature is becoming so extensive that, etc.

B. n.

An epizootic disease; = epizootic n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > [noun] > temporarily prevalent

epizootic1748

epizooty1783

epizoic1879

1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 186 A kind of epizoic seems to seize them [little mice], and they die in numbers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	epizoic
释义	epizoicadj.n. /ɛpɪˈzəʊɪk/ Etymology: < epizo- (in epizoon n.) (or its elements) + -ic suffix. A. adj. (a) Of or pertaining to epizoa. (b) Of plants: Living upon animals. ΚΠ 1857 M. J. Berkeley Introd. Cryptogamic Bot. 235 Fungi were defined as hysterophytal or epiphytal mycetals, (more rarely epizoic or inhabitants of inorganic substances). 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 276 The parasite so common on the Stickleback,..one of the most curious modifications of the epizoic type. in extended use.1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table vi. 179 Our epizoic literature is becoming so extensive that, etc. B. n. An epizootic disease; = epizootic n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > [noun] > temporarily prevalent epizootic1748 epizooty1783 epizoic1879 1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 186 A kind of epizoic seems to seize them [little mice], and they die in numbers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.n.1857
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