endoparasite

American

[en-doh-par-uh-sahyt] / ˌɛn doʊˈpær əˌsaɪt /

noun

an internal parasite (opposed to ectoparasite).

endoparasite British

/ ˌɛndəʊˈpærəˌsaɪt /

noun

a parasite, such as the tapeworm, that lives within the body of its host

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endoparasite Scientific

/ ĕn′dō-păr′ə-sīt′ /

See under parasite

Other Word Forms

endoparasitic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of endoparasite

First recorded in 1880–85; endo- + parasite

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endoparasite

The most common endoparasite encountered was the nematode, Mastophorus numidica Seurat, 1914; it was found in the stomachs of many individuals of both species of Peromyscus.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas

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