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The meaning of the word "Ectoparasite" in English


Ectoparasite n. : Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to endoparasite.

Example:
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Taxonomy
parasites, hosts, Parasitism, interactions, species, endoparasites, organisms, adaptation, infected, ecology, snails, parasitic, infect, allopatric, relationship, examples of parasitism, co-speciation, free-living organisms.

Defination from the web:
ectoparasites (e.g. some mites) and those that live inside the host are called endoparasites (e.g. hookworms) ... Some ectoparasites, such as monogenean worms, rely on direct contact between hosts. ... 

synonyms
  (noun) ectozoan
  (noun) ectozoon
  (noun) epizoan
  (noun) epizoon
  (noun) parasite


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