ectoparasiticide

noun

Any pesticide designed to kill parasites that live on the exterior of a host.

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Meanings

nounectoparasiticide (plural ectoparasiticides)

plural ectoparasiticides

  1. Any pesticide designed to kill parasites that live on the exterior of a host.

Origin

From ectoparasite + -cide.

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APA

ectoparasiticide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectoparasiticide

MLA

“ectoparasiticide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectoparasiticide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ectoparasiticide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectoparasiticide.

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