zooparasite

Term: zooparasite (n)

Literally meaning: “animal parasite”

Origin: Anc Greek

ζώον/zoon=a live thing, animal ⇒ζωή/zoi(=life)

+(parasite) >

παρά- (prefix denoting  “beside”)

+σίτος (=wheat, food) > σείω /sio(=winnow harvested wheat) a person who eats at the table of another

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Definition

Zooparasite is the parasite of an animal.