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noun
A parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: ectoparasite
noun
any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon, endozoan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: parasite
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos) Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der. Latin parasītusder. Middle French parasite English parasite English endoparasite From endo- + parasite.
Across languages
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