Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

ectoparasitism

 - 1 dictionary result
ec·to·par·a·site   (ěk'tə-pār'ə-sīt')   
n.  A parasite, such as a flea, that lives on the exterior of another organism.
ec'to·par'a·sit'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj., ec'to·par'a·sit·ism n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see ectoparasitism on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: