ectoparasite
French, noun\ɛk.to.pa.ʁa.zit\
ectoparasite is spelled E-C-T-O-P-A-R-A-S-I-T-E (12 letters). Ectoparasite is a French masculine noun meaning “ectoparasite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Parasite externe, c’est-à-dire un parasite qui vit sur la surface corporelle d’un être vivant”.
What does ectoparasite mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineectoparasite
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est un ectoparasite.
noun: 1. Parasite externe, c’est-à-dire un parasite qui vit sur la surface corporelle d’un être vivant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ectoparasite
- ectoparasites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ectoparasite?
- \ɛk.to.pa.ʁa.zit\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.