ectoparasitize

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verb

To parasitise with ectoparasites

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Meanings

verbectoparasitize (third-person singular simple present ectoparasitizes, present participle ectoparasitizing, simple past and past participle ectoparasitized)

present singular third person ectoparasitizes · participle present ectoparasitizing · participle past ectoparasitized · past ectoparasitized

  1. To parasitise with ectoparasites

Origin

From ecto- + parasitize.

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APA

ectoparasitize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectoparasitize

MLA

“ectoparasitize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectoparasitize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ectoparasitize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectoparasitize.

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