ectoparasite

ectoparasite is a 12-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to endoparasite. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to endoparasite.
2. noun. any external parasitic organism (as fleas)

   Synonyms: ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon

Synonyms

ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon

Words from these letters

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