ectoparasite
noun
an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
ectoparasitic
-
a word derived from
ectoparasite.
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The group Exosporidia was founded by Perrier to include a peculiar organism, ectoparasitic on Arthropods, to which the name of Amoebidium had been given by Cienkowsky.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
Flea, flē, n. a well-known wingless insect of great agility, ectoparasitic on warm-blooded animals.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
