ectoparasite

Betekenis (Engels)

A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.

Teenoorgestelde van

endoparasite

Sinonieme

epizoon

epizoan

ectozoan

ectozoon

exoparasite

ectozoic parasite

Vertalings

ectoparasita

ectoparasite

dermatozoo

ectoparasiet

εξωπαράσιτο

ectoparásito

dermatozoi

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌɛktə(ʊ)ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

From ecto- (from Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”)) + parasite.