Synonyms for ectoparasite
Definitions
- 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.
Related words
- Other spellings
- exoparasite
Forms
- Plural
- ectoparasites → ectozoons, ectozoans, epizoons, epizoans…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ectoparasite | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- epizoon, epizoan
- 8 letters
- ectozoon, ectozoan