Ectoparasite

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Un ectoparasite est un parasite externe, c'est-à-dire un parasite qui vit sur la surface corporelle d'un être vivant. Son cycle de développement peut engendrer une maladie de l'hôte, dite pour cette raison ectoparasitose.

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