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Mesoparasite

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hyperparasitenoun(biology) Any parasite whose host is a parasite.
chalimusnounThe post-copepodid stage of a caligid parasite, having a frontal filament for attaching to the host
endopoditenoun(biology) The innermost of two processes attached to the basal process of the limbs of some Crustacea.
entoparasitenounAlternative form of endoparasite. [A parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm.]
endoparasitenounA parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm.
semiparasitenounA semiparasitic organism.
parasitoidnounAny organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host.
parasomenoun(biology) A pore or sac in parasites of the genus Paramoeba
alloparasitoidnounAny organism that is alloparasitic during part of its life cycle
holoparasitenounA holoparasitic organism.
mycohostnoun(biology) The fungal host of a mycoparasite
ectosymbiontnoun(ecology) A partner in a symbiotic relationship that remains on the surface of its host or occupies a body cavity
metacercarianounThe encysted stage of a trematode parasite (flukes) in the tissues of an intermediate host.
meropoditenoun(biology) A segment of the endopodite of a crustacean between the ischiopodite and the carpopodite
epizoonnoun(biology) A microorganism (such as a yeast-type fungus or a protozoon) that grows on the surface of an animal host, as:
metacystnounThe cystic stage of a parasite (within a host)
haptomonadnounSynonym of haptophyte.
hyperparasitoidnounA secondary parasitoid, developing or subsisting on another parasitoid.
epiparasitenounA parasite that feeds on another parasite.
exoparasitenoun(biology) Alternative form of ectoparasite. [A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.]

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