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Endoparasites vs Ectoparasite - What's the difference?

endoparasites | ectoparasite |

As nouns the difference between endoparasites and ectoparasite

is that endoparasites is plural of lang=en while ectoparasite is a parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the demodex mite which lives in human hair and eyelashes.

endoparasites

English

Noun

(head)
  • ectoparasite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the demodex mite which lives in human hair and eyelashes.
  • See also

    *endoparasite *zooparasite