Endoparasite \En`do*par"a*site\, n. [Endo- + parasite.] (Zo["o]l.) Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite. See {Entozo["o]n}. -- {En`do*par`a*sit"ic}, a.
endoparasite n : any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) [syn: {entoparasite}, {entozoan}, {entozoon}, {endozoan}]