Ectoparasite vs. Endoparasite — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Ectoparasite and Endoparasite
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Ectoparasite
A parasite, such as a flea, that lives on the exterior of another organism.
Endoparasite
A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives within another organism.
Ectoparasite
A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.
Endoparasite
A parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm.
Ectoparasite
Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; - opposed to endoparasite.
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Endoparasite
Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; - opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozoön.
Ectoparasite
Any external parasitic organism (as fleas)
Endoparasite
Any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)
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