Ectoparasite
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noun.
A parasite, such as a flea, that lives on the exterior of another organism.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
An external parasite; a parasite living upon the exterior of the host, as distinguished from an endoparasite.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to
endoparasite
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
parasite
that lives on the
surface
of a
host
organism
; such as the demodex mite which lives in human hair and eyelashes.
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noun.
any external parasitic organism (as fleas)
Word Usage
"Could these serrations have been used in ectoparasite control?"
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
endoparasite
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
parasite
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
flea