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flea vs epizoon

epizoon vs flea

flea and epizoon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flea Yes No No No
epizoon Yes No No No
As nouns, epizoon is a hypernym of flea; that is, epizoon is a word with a broader meaning than flea:
  • flea: any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
  • epizoon: any external parasitic organism (as fleas)
Other hypernyms of flea include ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, insect.
flea (noun) epizoon (noun)
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap any external parasitic organism (as fleas)
Difference between flea and epizoon

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