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