ENDOPARASITE

endoparasite, entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon, endozoan

(noun) any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

endoparasite (plural endoparasites)

A parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm.

Antonym: ectoparasite

Coordinate term: zooparasite

Source: Wiktionary

En`do*par"a*site, n. Etym: [Endo- + parasite.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozoön.

– En`do*par`a*sit"ic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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