Definitions for ectoparasite

ectoparasite ec·to·par·a·site

Spelling: [ek-toh-par-uh-sahyt]
IPA: /ˌɛk toʊˈpær əˌsaɪt/

Ectoparasite is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 1632 anagrams from letters in ectoparasite (aaceeioprstt).

Definitions for ectoparasite

noun

  1. an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).

Origin of ectoparasite

First recorded in 1860-65; ecto- + parasite

Examples for ectoparasite

The embryos are ciliated, unlike those of many of the ectoparasite worms.

The only kind of ectoparasite found on captive cottonmouths in the course of my study was a snake mite, Ophionyssus natricus.

Word Value for ectoparasite
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