Home › Words › E › ectoparasitizeectoparasitizeectoparasitize means to parasitise with ectoparasites.EtymologyFrom ecto- + parasitize.verbTo parasitise with ectoparasitesDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ectoparasitically 81% match — In an ectoparasitic manner vs ectoparasitize →ectoparasitised 80% match — parasitised by ectoparasites vs ectoparasitize →ectoparasitic 78% match — Of or pertaining to ectoparasites. vs ectoparasitize →ectoparasitism 77% match — The condition of being an ectoparasite. vs ectoparasitize →ectoparasitoid 76% match — An ectoparasitic parasitoid. vs ectoparasitize →parasitise 74% match — To live on or in a host organism as a parasite. vs ectoparasitize →ectoparasitosis 74% match — infestation with ectoparasites vs ectoparasitize →parasitize 70% match — To live on or in a host organism as a parasite. vs ectoparasitize →