詞彙 Glossary

外寄生 Ectoparasitism

指一種生物寄生於另一種生物的身體表面,攝取寄主養份以維持生命的現象。

Ectoparasitism is the state in which the ectoparasite is living on the surface of the host's body at the expense of the host, usually by consuming its nutrients.