ectozoon n 1: any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectoparasite}, {ectozoan}, {ectozoon}, {epizoan}, {epizoon}]
Ectozoon \Ec`to*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. {Ectozoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ekto`s outside outside + zw^,on an animal.] (Zo["o]l.) See {Epizo["o]n}. [1913 Webster]