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What is an ectoparasite?

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An ectoparasite (or external parasite) is a parasite which feeds with at least part of his body outside the host's surface (epithelium, for animals). An ectoparasite (or external parasite) is a parasite which feeds with at least part of his body outside the host's epithelium. An ectoparasite is a parasite which body is not entirely inside the host's epithelium.

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