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ectoparasite

/ˌek.təʊˈpær.ə.saɪt/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa a cualquier organismo parásito que vive en la superficie exterior de su hospedador, como pulgas o garrapatas.

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noun

C1formalcommonscientific/ˌek.təʊˈpær.ə.saɪt/

A noun referring to any parasitic organism that lives on the outside of its host, such as fleas or ticks.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a cualquier organismo parásito que vive en la superficie exterior de su hospedador, como pulgas o garrapatas.
  1. External parasite C1 formal medical

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

    • Fleas are common ectoparasites that infest dogs and cats.
    • Ticks, as ectoparasites, can transmit diseases to humans.
    • The veterinarian treated the animal for several ectoparasites.

    🇪🇸Ectoparásito

    Sinónimos: ectozoanepizoanepizoon

    Antónimos: endoparasite

  • ectoparasites plural form
  • ectoparasites' possessive plural form
  • ectoparasite's possessive singular form