Ectoparasite vs. Endoparasite
Ectoparasitenoun
A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.
Ectoparasitenoun
Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; - opposed to endoparasite.
Ectoparasitenoun
any external parasitic organism (as fleas)
Endoparasitenoun
A parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm.
Endoparasitenoun
Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; - opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozoön.
Endoparasitenoun
any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)
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