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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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