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ectoparasite

/ek-toh-par-uh-sahyt/US // ˌɛk toʊˈpær əˌsaɪt //UK // (ˌɛktəʊˈpærəˌsaɪt) //

外寄生虫,外栖动物,外寄生动物,外寄生生物

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an external parasite.

Examples

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

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