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mesoparasite

mesoparasite noun: a parasitic copepod that lives partly embedded in its host, usually with the anterior end forming an anchor process.

Noun

mesoparasite (plural mesoparasites)

  1. A parasitic copepod that lives partly embedded in its host, usually with the anterior end forming an anchor process.

Forms of mesoparasite

pluralmesoparasites

Origin of mesoparasite

From meso- + parasite.

Questions about mesoparasite

What does mesoparasite mean?
Mesoparasite means a parasitic copepod that lives partly embedded in its host, usually with the anterior end forming an anchor process.
What part of speech is mesoparasite?
Mesoparasite is a noun.
What is the plural of mesoparasite?
The plural of mesoparasite is mesoparasites.

Words near mesoparasite in the dictionary

  1. mesonychid
  2. mesonychids
  3. mesopallia
  4. mesopallial
  5. mesopallium
  6. mesoparasite
  7. mesoparasites
  8. mesoparasitic
  9. mesoparasitism
  10. mesoparietal
  11. mesopause

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