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ectoparasite
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ec·to·par·a·site (kt-pr-st)
n.
A parasite that lives on the surface or exterior of the host organism, such as an ectophyte or an ectozoon.
ecto·para·sitic (-stk) adj.
ecto·para·sit·ism (-s-tzm, -s-) n.
ectoparasite
[ek′tōper′əsīt]
Etymology: Gk, ektos + parasitos, guest
(in medical parasitology) an organism that lives on the outside of the body of the host, such as a louse.
ectoparasite
a parasite living on the surface of the host's body.


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