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an organism that lives on the outside of its host, deriving nourishment at the host
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| ectoparasite |
Noun. (Greek, ektos = outside; parasitos = parasite). A parasitic animal which lives on the external parts of its host. Examples: fleas and lice. Syn. Ectoparasitoid. Cf. Ectoparasite.
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| ectoparasite |
A parasite that lives on the outside of its host.
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| ectoparasite |
parasite attached to the out body surface of the fish.
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| ectoparasite |
An organism that lives on the outside of another organism to the detriment of the host. Because they are colonial cavity nesters (ie, they nest in large groups where parasite transmission is enhanced), that exhibit strong year-to-year site fidelity (they reuse the same nests from year to year, which allows parasites to build up in their nests), Purple Martins are plagued by many kinds of ectoparasites. ...
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