ectoparasite
noun/ˌɛktə(ʊ)ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/UK/ˌɛktəˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/US
Etymology
From ecto- (from Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”)) + parasite.
Definitions
A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism
A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.
- Ordinarily, allergy to animals is due to either their fine dander which becomes aerosolized or to the exoskeleta, pupae, or feces of their ectoparasites.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for ectoparasite. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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