Definition of endoparasite in English:
endoparasite
nounˌɛndəʊˈparəsʌɪtˌendōˈperəsīt
Biology A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
Compare with ectoparasite
Example sentencesExamples
- However, they are endoparasites, spending most of their lives inside the roots.
- In contrast, they found infrequent infestations of endoparasites and attributed this to the whales' long period of fasting each year.
- All of the 5000 or so known species of tapeworms are endoparasites.
- She confirmed that endoparasites and ectoparasites also attack and reduce sheep production.
Derivatives
adjective
Biology It embraces some 300 described members which are exclusively endoparasitic to insects and other organisms.
Example sentencesExamples
- An endoparasitic worm is transferred from a mosquito to its host when bitten.
- Another factor inhibiting the finch is a high level of infection by an endoparasitic mite which affects its respiratory system.
- The only indication of endoparasitic infection in the present study was the eggs of an unknown species recovered from the intestinal tract.