ectoparasite
[ ek-toh-par-uh-sahyt ]
/ ˌɛk toʊˈpær əˌsaɪt /
noun
an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
OTHER WORDS FROM ectoparasite
ec·to·par·a·sit·ic [ek-toh-par-uh-sit-ik] /ˌɛk toʊˌpær əˈsɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby ectoparasite
Example sentences from the Web for ectoparasite
The only kind of ectoparasite found on captive cottonmouths in the course of my study was a snake mite, Ophionyssus natricus.
The embryos are ciliated, unlike those of many of the ectoparasite worms.
Animal Parasites and Messmates |P. J. Van Beneden
British Dictionary definitions for ectoparasite
ectoparasite
/ (ˌɛktəʊˈpærəˌsaɪt) /
noun
a parasite, such as the flea, that lives on the outer surface of its host
Also called: exoparasite
Derived forms of ectoparasite
ectoparasitic (ˌɛktəʊˌpærəˈsɪtɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for ectoparasite
ectoparasite
[ ĕk′tə-păr′ə-sīt′ ]
n.
A parasite that lives on the surface or exterior of the host organism, such as an ectophyte or an ectozoon.
Other words from ectoparasite
ec′to•par′a•sit′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj. ec′to•par′a•sit•ism (-sĭ-tĭz′əm, -sī-) n.Scientific definitions for ectoparasite
ectoparasite
[ ĕk′tə-păr′ə-sīt′ ]
See under parasite.