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ENTOPARASITE

Dictionary entry overview: What does entoparasite mean?

• ENTOPARASITE (noun)
The noun ENTOPARASITE has 1 sense:

1. any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)

Familiarity information: ENTOPARASITE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ENTOPARASITE (noun)

Sense 1

entoparasite ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

endoparasite; endozoan; entoparasite; entozoan; entozoon

Hypernyms ("entoparasite" is a kind of...):

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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