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ectoparasitic

ectoparasitic adjective: of or pertaining to ectoparasites.

Adjective

ectoparasitic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to ectoparasites.

Origin of ectoparasitic

From ecto- + parasitic.

Questions about ectoparasitic

What does ectoparasitic mean?
Ectoparasitic means of or pertaining to ectoparasites.
What part of speech is ectoparasitic?
Ectoparasitic is an adjective.

Words near ectoparasitic in the dictionary

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

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