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ectoparasite

[ ek-toh-par-uh-sahyt ]

noun

  1. an external parasite ( endoparasite ).

ectoparasite

/ ˌɛktəʊˌpærəˈsɪtɪk; ˌɛktəʊˈpærəˌsaɪt /

noun

  1. a parasite, such as the flea, that lives on the outer surface of its host Also calledexoparasite

ectoparasite

/ ĕk′tə-păr′ə-sīt′ /

  1. See under parasite

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Derived Forms

  • ectoparasitic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • ec·to·par·a·sit·ic [ek-toh-par-, uh, -, sit, -ik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ectoparasite1

First recorded in 1860–65; ecto- + parasite

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Example Sentences

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.

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