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xenoparasite

xenoparasite noun: an ectoparasite that becomes pathogenic only when the host is weakened or injured.

Noun

xenoparasite (plural xenoparasites)

  1. An ectoparasite that becomes pathogenic only when the host is weakened or injured.

Forms of xenoparasite

pluralxenoparasites

Origin of xenoparasite

From xeno- + parasite.

Words formed from xenoparasite

Questions about xenoparasite

What does xenoparasite mean?
Xenoparasite means an ectoparasite that becomes pathogenic only when the host is weakened or injured.
What part of speech is xenoparasite?
Xenoparasite is a noun.
What is the plural of xenoparasite?
The plural of xenoparasite is xenoparasites.

Words near xenoparasite in the dictionary

  1. xenonym
  2. xenonymous
  3. xenonyms
  4. xenonymy
  5. xenopaleontology
  6. xenoparasite
  7. xenoparasites
  8. xenoparasitic
  9. xenoparasitism
  10. xenoparity
  11. xenoparous

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