Meanings
nounendoparasite (plural endoparasites)
plural endoparasites
- A parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm.
Antonyms: ectoparasite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm.
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
- Proto-Hellenic*éndon
- Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
- Englishendo-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pərai
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
- Ancient Greekσῖτος (sîtos)
- Ancient Greekπαράσιτος (parásitos)
- Latinparasītus
- Middle Frenchparasite
- Englishparasite
- Englishendoparasite
Translations
Catalan endoparàsit
- endoparàsitindwelling parasite
Finnish sisäloinen
- sisäloinenindwelling parasite
French endoparasite
- endoparasiteindwelling parasite
German Endoparasit, Entoparasit
- Endoparasitindwelling parasite
- Entoparasitindwelling parasite
- Innenparasitindwelling parasite
Greek ενδοπαράσιτο
- ενδοπαράσιτο (endoparásito)indwelling parasite
Irish ionpharaisít
- ionpharaisítindwelling parasite
Spanish endoparásito
- endoparásitoindwelling parasite
Swedish endoparasit
- endoparasitindwelling parasite
Tamil அக ஒட்டுண்ணி
- அக ஒட்டுண்ணி (aka oṭṭuṇṇi)indwelling parasite
Cite this entry
APA
endoparasite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endoparasite
MLA
“endoparasite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endoparasite. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endoparasite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endoparasite.
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