ECTOPARASITE | • ectoparasite n. A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human… • ECTOPARASITE n. a parasite that lives on the surface of animals. |
ENDOPARASITE | • endoparasite n. A parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm. • ENDOPARASITE n. a parasite that lives inside an animal. |
EXOPARASITES | • exoparasites n. Plural of exoparasite. • EXOPARASITE n. a parasite, such as the flea, that lives on the outer surface of its host. |
EXOPARASITIC | • EXOPARASITIC adj. of or like an exoparasite. |
HEMIPARASITE | • hemiparasite n. (Botany) Any parasitic plant that obtains energy by photosynthesis as well as from its host. • HEMIPARASITE n. a parasitic plant capable of limited photosynthetic production of sugars etc. |
HOLOPARASITE | • holoparasite n. A holoparasitic organism. |
NONPARASITIC | • nonparasitic adj. Not parasitic. • NONPARASITIC adj. not parasitic. |
PARASITAEMIA | • parasitaemia n. Alternative spelling of parasitemia. • PARASITAEMIA n. the presence of parasites in the blood. |
PARASITICIDE | • parasiticide n. Any substance used to kill parasites. • PARASITICIDE n. the killing of parasites. |
PARASITISING | • parasitising v. Present participle of parasitise. • PARASITISE v. to infest or live on or with as a parasite, also PARASITIZE. |
PARASITIZING | • parasitizing v. Present participle of parasitize. • PARASITIZE v. to infest or live on or with as a parasite, also PARASITISE. |
PARASITOLOGY | • parasitology n. A study of parasites. • PARASITOLOGY n. a branch of biology dealing with parasites and parasitism esp. among animals. |
SEMIPARASITE | • semiparasite n. A semiparasitic organism. • SEMIPARASITE n. a partial parasite, feeding partly independently. |