zoöparasitic

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See also: zooparasitic

English

Etymology

From zoö- +‎ parasitic.

Adjective

zoöparasitic (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of zooparasitic
    • 1881, Henry Granger Piffard, A Treatise on the Materia Medica and Therapeutics of the Skin, William Wood & Company, page 237:
      Phthiriasis is the name given to a zoöparasitic disease caused by an invasion of the skin by lice, of which there are three kinds []