ectozoan

An obsolete adjective referring to an external parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das einen Ektoparasiten betreffend, also einen äußeren Parasiten, der auf der Oberfläche des Wirtsorganismus lebt.

1. Relating to external parasites C2 formal scientific

   Relating to or characteristic of ectozoa; describing organisms that live parasitically on the outer surface of their host.

   • The ectozoan nature of barnacles was studied in marine biology.
   • Fleas and ticks are common ectozoan pests on mammals.
   • The research focused on the ectozoan relationship between remoras and sharks.

   🇩🇪Zu Außenparasiten gehörend

   Synonyme: epizoic

• more ectozoan comparative form
• most ectozoan superlative form

A noun referring to any external parasitic organism, such as fleas, that lives on the surface of its host.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen äußeren parasitären Organismus bezeichnet, z. B. Flöhe, der auf der Oberfläche seines Wirts lebt.

1. External parasite C2 formal scientific

   An organism that lives on the outside of its host's body, such as fleas, ticks, or lice.

   • Fleas are a common type of ectozoan found on household pets.
   • The veterinarian identified the ectozoan infestation on the dog's skin.
   • Ticks, as ectozoans, can transmit diseases to their hosts.

   🇩🇪Ektoparasit

   Synonyme: ectoparasiteepizoon

   Antonyme: endoparasiteendozoanentozoan

• ectozoa plural form
• ectozoans plural form
• ectozoa's possessive plural form
• ectozoans' possessive plural form
• ectozoan's possessive singular form