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ENDOPARASITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)
Synonyms:
endoparasite; endozoan; entoparasite; entozoan; entozoon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("endoparasite" is a kind of...):
parasite (an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host)
Derivation:
endoparasitic (of or relating to parasites that live in the internal organs of animals)
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