"ectoparasite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛktə(ʊ)ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛktəˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/ [General-American] Forms: ectoparasites [plural]
Etymology: From ecto- (from Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”)) + parasite. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἐκτός|t=outside}} Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”), {{af|en|ecto-|parasite|pos1=from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ἐκτός</i> (ektós, “outside”)}} ecto- (from Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”)) + parasite Head templates: {{en-noun}} ectoparasite (plural ectoparasites)
  1. A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes. Derived forms: ectoparasiticide, endectocide Translations (parasite living on the surface of host organism): 外寄生虫 (Chinese Mandarin), ektoparazit [masculine] (Czech), ectoparasiet (Dutch), ulkoloinen (Finnish), pintaloinen (Finnish), ektoparasiitti (Finnish), Ektoparasit [masculine] (German), eicteaparaisít [feminine] (Irish), dermatozoo [masculine] (Italian), ektoparazīts [masculine] (Latvian), ektoparazitas [masculine] (Lithuanian), ectoparasita (Portuguese), ectoparásito (Spanish)

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