Ectozoon \Ec`to*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. {Ectozoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
outside + ? an animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
See {Epizo["o]n}.
ectozoon
n : any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectoparasite},
{ectozoan}, {epizoan}, {epizoon}]