ectoparasite
English edit
Etymology edit
ecto- (from Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”)) + parasite
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛktə(ʊ)ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛktəˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/
- Hyphenation: ec‧to‧par‧a‧site
Noun edit
ectoparasite (plural ectoparasites)
- 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 edit
parasite living on the surface of host organism
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French edit
Noun edit
ectoparasite m (plural ectoparasites)
Further reading edit
- “ectoparasite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.