ECTOPARASITE

ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon

(noun) any external parasitic organism (as fleas)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

ectoparasite (plural ectoparasites)

A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.

Antonym: endoparasite

Coordinate term: zooparasite

Source: Wiktionary

Ec`to*par"a*site, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to endoparasite.

– Ec`to*par`a*sit"ic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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