Where does “zooparasite” come from?
zooparasite (English) comes from English parasite, from Middle French parasite, from Latin parasītus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.
zooparasite (English): Any organism that is parasitic to an animal
Definitions
- Any organism that is parasitic to an animal
Ancestry of “zooparasite”, step by step