noun

• A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.

  Compare with ectoparasite

  ‘All of the 5000 or so known species of tapeworms are endoparasites.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘She confirmed that endoparasites and ectoparasites also attack and reduce sheep production.’
  • ‘However, they are endoparasites, spending most of their lives inside the roots.’
  • ‘In contrast, they found infrequent infestations of endoparasites and attributed this to the whales' long period of fasting each year.’