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endoparasitic

endoparasitic

9.9
Living inside the body of an animal or plant and feeding on it
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛndəʊˈpærəˌsɪtɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : endoparasitario
  • Some endoparasitic species, like certain tapeworms, live in the intestines of their hosts.

Examples

  • Endoparasitic forms of L. clarki (those that invade mosquito larvae) had first been noted by researchers in the 1970s.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The doctor explained that endoparasitic worms can cause serious health issues in humans.

  • Scientists study endoparasitic organisms to understand their effects on the immune system of plants.

Synonyms

entozoic
vsendoparasitic
  • Specialized
9.9

Living inside the body of an animal, usually as a parasite

lives specifically inside internal organs and can include plant hosts
endozoic
vsendoparasitic
  • Specialized
9.9

Living inside an animal, usually as a parasite

lives in internal organs and also applies to plants as hosts

How Internal

intracellular
  • Specialized
4 7.2
endoparasitic
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

endoparasitic positive

Morphology

endoparasitic = endoparasite (semi-transparent) = endo + parasite + ic

Formed from 'endoparasite' + '-ic'; 'parasite' is common but the combining form 'endo-' is a specialized biomedical prefix that may not be fully familiar to average learners.

Etymology

Endoparasitic comes from the prefix endo- meaning 'inside' and the word parasite, which means 'one who lives on another and takes its food'. So an endoparasitic organism lives inside a host and feeds from it.