Definition of endoparasite Endoparasite

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What does endoparasite mean?

Noun Plural: endoparasites
endoparasite - any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)
		entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon, endozoan
		parasite an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host

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endoparasite (Noun)
A parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm.

endoparasite (n.)
Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozoon.