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ectoparasites

ectoparasites is the plural of ectoparasite.

Meaning of ectoparasite

Noun

ectoparasite (plural ectoparasites)

  1. A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.
    • Ordinarily, allergy to animals is due to either their fine dander which becomes aerosolized or to the exoskeleta, pupae, or feces of their ectoparasites.1982, R. V. Lynch, Jr.; R. Burrell, “Primate Dander Allergy of Lesser Bushbaby (Galago): A Case Report”, in D[uane] E. Haines, editor, The Lesser Bushbaby (Galago) as an Animal Model: Selected...
    Antonyms:
    endoparasite

Questions about ectoparasites

What is ectoparasites the plural of?
Ectoparasites is the plural of ectoparasite.

Words near ectoparasites in the dictionary

  1. ectonucleotides
  2. ectooecia
  3. ectooecial
  4. ectooecium
  5. ectoparasite
  6. ectoparasites
  7. ectoparasitic
  8. ectoparasitically
  9. ectoparasiticidal
  10. ectoparasiticide
  11. ectoparasiticides

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