ectoparasite

名词 n.
/ˌɛktə(ʊ)ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/    /ˌɛktəˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.
    — Ordinarily, allergy to animals is due to either their fine dander which becomes aerosolized or to the exoskeleta, pupae, or feces of their ectoparasites.

词形变化

ectoparasites plural

词源

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