ectoparasite

n. 外寄生物 [医] 外寄生物

发音

UK /ˌɛktə(ʊ)ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/
US /ˌɛktəˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/

词形变化

ectoparasites 复数 ectoparasites

别名

exoparasite

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.

    外寄生虫

词汇关系

名词

词源

From ecto- (from Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”)) + parasite.

来源:wiktionary