
(from the article `parasitism`) Parasites may be characterized as ectoparasitesincluding ticks, fleas, leeches, and licewhich live on the body surface of the host and do not ... Many important ectoparasites feed on plant rootsdagger nematodes (Xiphinema), stubby-root nematodes (Trichodorus), spiral nematodes (Rotylench...
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Synonym for infestation ... Development on (rather than in) the body of a pathogenic agent, e.g., body lice. ... Synonym: ectoparasitism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ek′tō-par′ă-sī-tizm Synonyms: infestation
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