xenoparasite, xenoparasitism 1. An ectoparasite that becomes pathogenic when the resistance of its host weakens. 2. A strange organism not usually parasitic on the host but that becomes so because of a weakened condition of the host. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1968/4
xenoparasite, xenoparasitism 1. An ectoparasite that becomes pathogenic when the resistance of its host weakens. 2. A strange organism not usually parasitic on the host but that becomes so because of a weakened condition of the host.