endoparasite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)
    endozoan; entozoon; entozoan; entoparasite.

WordNet

En`do*par"a*site noun
Etymology
Endo- + parasite.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozoön. -- En`do*par`a*sit"ic a.

Webster 1913