ectoparasite
名词 n.
英 /ˌɛktə(ʊ)ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/
美 /ˌɛktəˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/
英文释义
名词 n.
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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
词源
From ecto- (from Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”)) + parasite.
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