endoparasite
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- noun
- /ˌɛndəʊˈpærəˌsaɪt/
- Specialized
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endoparásito
- Organisms such as Giardia are often referred to as endoparasites due to their ability to live inside the bodies of their hosts.
Examples
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COSHH defines a biological agent as "a microorganism, cell culture, or human endoparasite, whether or not genetically modified, which may cause infection, allergy, toxicity, or otherwise create a hazard to human health."
Academic text (2011) -
The disease vector of these primarily zoonotic endoparasites is the food chain, associated with subsistence choices; for example, fish, marine and terrestrial mammals, insects, and others.
Academic text (1992) -
And so we call it the Inside Story because it sounds kind of like inside endoparasite type thing, I guess.
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Many species of tapeworms are classified as endoparasites because they live in the intestines of their hosts.
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Dogs can contract several types of endoparasites, including roundworms and heartworms, from contaminated environments.
Synonyms
A parasite that lives inside an animal's body, often in the intestines
A parasite that lives inside an animal's body, often in the intestines
A small animal that lives inside another animal's body, usually as a worm in the intestines
A parasite that lives inside an animal's body, often in the intestines
How Internal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word endoparasite combines the prefix endo- meaning 'inside' and the familiar word parasite, a creature that lives on or in another living thing, so an endoparasite is a parasite that lives 'inside' its host's body, often in organs or tissues.