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ECTOPARASITE

\ˈɛktəpˌaɹɐsˌa͡ɪt], \ˈɛktəpˌaɹɐsˌa‍ɪt], \ˈɛ_k_t_ə_p_ˌa_ɹ_ɐ_s_ˌaɪ_t]\

Definitions of ECTOPARASITE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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any external parasitic organism (as fleas)

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

any external parasitic organism (as fleas)

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Parasite on surface of body.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Any external parasite, animal or vegetable.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

An external parasite, one that lives on the surface of its host. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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