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.
endoparasitic
adj : of or relating to parasites that live in the internal organs
of animals