Definition of Ectoperasite

Ec`to*par"a*site (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to endoparasite. -- Ec`to*par`a*sit"ic (#), a.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the demodex mite which lives in human hair and eyelashes.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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