ectoparasite
English
/ˌɛktə(ʊ)ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/, /ˌɛktəˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/
noun
Definitions
- A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.
Etymology
Prefix from English parasite.
Origin
English
parasite
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alloparasite English
- antiparasite English
- coproparasite English
- ectoparasiticide English
- endoparasite English
- enteroparasite English
- entomoparasite English
- epiparasite English
- exoparasite English
- haemoparasite English
- hemiparasite English
- hemoparasite English
- holoparasite English
- hyperparasite English
- kleptoparasite English
- macroparasite English
- mesoparasite English
- microparasite English
- mycoparasite English
- neuroparasite English
- nonparasite English
- nosoparasite English
- parasital English
- parasitary English
- parasitation English
- parasite English
- parasitemia English
- parasitic English
- parasiticide English
- parasitisation English
- parasitise English
- parasitism English
- parasitization English
- parasitize English
- parasitoid English
- parasitology English
- parasitome English
- parasitophobia English
- parasitosis English
- phytoparasite English
- pseudoparasite English
- semiparasite English
- superparasite English
- xenoparasite English
- zooparasite English
- ปรสิต Thai
- parasite
- parasital
- parasitic
- parasitize
- parasitise
- parasitoid
- parasitary
- parasitome
- parasitism
- zooparasite
- parasitemia
- parasitosis
- exoparasite
- nonparasite
- epiparasite
- parasitation
- antiparasite
- nosoparasite
- mesoparasite
- endoparasite
- mycoparasite
- xenoparasite
- semiparasite
- holoparasite
- parasitology
- hemiparasite
- parasiticide
- alloparasite
- hemoparasite
- neuroparasite
- phytoparasite
- macroparasite
- microparasite
- hyperparasite
- superparasite
- coproparasite
- haemoparasite
- entomoparasite
- pseudoparasite
- parasitophobia
- kleptoparasite
- parasitisation
- enteroparasite
- parasitization
- ectoparasiticide