different between organism vs endoparasite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (órganon, “tool, instrument”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer?- (“work”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ôr?g?n?z?m
• (UK) IPA^(key): /???.??n.?.z?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???.??n.?.z?m/

Noun

organism (plural organisms)

1. (biology) A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
2. (by extension) Any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:organism

Derived terms

• free-living organism
• organismal
• organismic

Translations

Anagrams

• moringas, roamings, sinogram

Romanian

Etymology

From French organisme

Noun

organism n (plural organisme)

1. organism

Declension

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