Relating to or involving ectozoa; describing the quality of being an external parasite or the conditions that ectozoans create.
From 'ectozoa' (external parasites) + '-ic' (relating to); a variant formation emphasizing the adjectival nature in scientific usage.
Ectozoic diseases plagued medieval armies so badly that entire military campaigns were abandoned—imagine losing a war to lice!
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