Associations to the word «Ectoparasite»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

ECTOPARASITE, noun. Any external parasitic organism (as fleas).

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras