endoparasitic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to endoparasites.

OriginEnglish parasitic ← Middle French parasite ← Latin parasītus →
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Meanings

adjectiveendoparasitic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to endoparasites.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  8. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  9. Ancient Greekσῖτος (sîtos)
  10. Ancient Greekπαράσιτος (parásitos)
  11. Latinparasītus
  12. Middle Frenchparasite
  13. Englishparasite
  14. Englishparasitic
  15. Englishendoparasitic

From endo- + parasitic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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