ectoparasite
- noun
- /ˌɛktoʊˈpærəˌsaɪt/
- Specialized
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ectoparásito
- To protect your pet, use special treatments that eliminate ectoparasites and prevent infestations.
Examples
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Farmers need to monitor their livestock regularly for ectoparasites that can cause serious health issues.
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All small mammals were identified by species and sex, ear-tagged, weighed, measured, and examined for ectoparasites.
Academic text (2002) -
Today, the lab conducts studies to control ectoparasites of livestock, says lab director Sidney E. Kunz.
Academic text (1996) -
In fact, though, it may have had more to do with escaping roosts that had become heavily contaminated by blood-sucking ectoparasites.
Academic text (2003) -
The best way to prevent murine typhus is to minimize exposure to ectoparasite vectors by limiting contact with rodents and fleas.
Academic text (2015) -
Veterinarians often check for ectoparasites like fleas and ticks during animal examinations.
Synonyms
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A living thing that lives on or inside another living thing and takes food from it
An animal that lives outside another animal and feeds on it, like a flea
A small creature that lives on the outside of another animal like a flea
A creature that lives on the outside of another animal and may harm it
How Internal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ectoparasite comes from ecto- 'outside' and parasite 'an animal that lives on another and feeds from it', so an ectoparasite is a parasite that lives on the outside of its host, like fleas or ticks.