Definitions for ectoparasiteˌɛk toʊˈpær əˌsaɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ec•to•par•a•siteˌɛk toʊˈpær əˌsaɪt(n.)
an external parasite.
Category: Ecology, Microbiology
Origin of ectoparasite:
1860–65
ec`to•par`a•sit′ic-ˈsɪt ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon(noun)
any external parasitic organism (as fleas)
Wiktionary
ectoparasite(Noun)
A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the demodex mite which lives in human hair and eyelashes.
Webster Dictionary
Ectoparasite(noun)
any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to endoparasite
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