HyperDic: ectoparasite

English > 1 sense of the word ectoparasite:
NOUNanimalectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoonany external parasitic organism (as fleas)
English > ectoparasite: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny external parasitic organism (as fleas).
Synonymsectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon
NarrowerfleaAny wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
BroaderparasiteAn animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant)
Spanishectoparásito, ectozoan, epizoan
Catalanectozoan, epizoan

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