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endoparasite

English

Etymology

endo- +? parasite

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nd?(?)?pæ???sa?t/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /??nd??p????sa?t/
  • Hyphenation: en?do?par?a?site

Noun

endoparasite (plural endoparasites)

  1. A parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm.
    Antonym: ectoparasite
    Coordinate term: zooparasite

Related terms

  • endoparasitic

Translations

endoparasite From the web:



ectoparasite

English

Etymology

ecto- +? parasite

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??kt?(?)?pæ???sa?t/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /??kt??p????sa?t/
  • Hyphenation: ec?to?par?a?site

Noun

ectoparasite (plural ectoparasites)

  1. 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

Translations


French

Noun

ectoparasite m (plural ectoparasites)

  1. ectoparasite

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