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Thesaurus: epizoic

living or growing on the exterior surface of an animal usually as a parasite

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  1. adj. living or growing on the exterior surface of an animal usually as a parasite
  2. Living upon the exterior of another animal; ectozoic; -- said of external parasites. Living upon the exterior of another animal; ectozoic; -- said of external parasites.
  3. Living upon the exterior of another animal; ectozoic; -- saidof external parasites.
  4. a living or growing on the exterior surface of an animal usually as a parasite