xenoparasite /xeno·para·site/ (zen″o-par´ah-sīt) an organism not usually parasitic on a particular species, but which becomes so because of a weakened condition of the host.
xenoparasite
xen·o·par·a·site (z n  -p r -s t, z n-)n. An ectoparasite that becomes pathogenic when the resistance of its host weakens. |
xenoparasite
[-per′əsīt]
an ectoparasite that has become pathogenic as a result of weakened resistance of the host.
xenoparasite
an organism not usually parasitic on a particular species, but becomes so because of a weakened condition of the host.
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