Ectophagous
- Pronunciation
- /ek-TOH-fah-gus/
- Category
- Behavior
- Plural
- Ectophagous
Definition
Feeding on or consuming food externally to the host's body.
Etymology
From Greek 'ekto-', meaning 'outside', and 'phagein', meaning 'to eat'.
Example
Ectophagous insects, such as some parasitic wasps, feed on the fluids or tissues of their hosts.