epizoic

== English == === Alternative forms === epizooic === Etymology === From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from epizoon +‎ -ic = epi- +‎ zoic. === Adjective === epizoic (not comparable) (biology, of a microorganism) Growing on the surface of an animal host, as: (usually) In a nonparasitic way, using an animal's skin as a microhabitat. (less commonly) In a parasitic way, as an external parasite. ==== Usage notes ==== Do not confuse epizooic or epizoic (epi- + zoo- + -ic) with epizootic (epi- + zoo- + -otic). ==== Hypernyms ==== epibiotic ==== Related terms ==== epizoism ==== Translations ====