endoparasite

noun

en·do·par·a·site | \ ˌen-dō-ˈper-ə-ˌsīt ,

-ˈpa-rə- \

Definition of endoparasite

: a parasite that lives in the internal organs or tissues of its host

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endoparasitic \ˌen-dō-ˌper-ə-ˈsi-tik,

-ˌpa-rə- \ adjective

endoparasitism \ˌen-dō-ˈper-ə-ˌsī-ˌti-zəm,

-ˈpa-rə-, -sə-ˌti- \ noun

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On the right side of the whale, a scientist cutting through flesh pulls out worm-like endoparasites—those would be parasites that live inside their host, common for a whale—and puts them in a plastic baggy. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "The Messy, Malodorous Mystery of the Dead 60-Foot Whale," 31 May 2018

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endoparasite

noun

en·do·par·a·site | \ -ˈpar-ə-ˌsīt

\

Medical Definition of endoparasite

: a parasite that lives in the internal organs or tissues of its host — compare ectoparasite

Other words from endoparasite

endoparasitic \-ˌpar-ə-ˈsit-ik

\ adjective

endoparasitism \-ˈpar-ə-ˌsīt-ˌiz-əm, -sə-ˌtiz-

\ noun

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