Exophagic
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Exophagic
Exophagic (pronounced: ex-o-fa-gic) is a term used in Epidemiology and Parasitology to describe the feeding behavior of certain mosquito species that prefer to feed outdoors or outside their resting sites.
Etymology
The term 'Exophagic' is derived from the Greek words 'exo', meaning outside, and 'phagein', meaning to eat.
Related Terms
- Endophagic: This term is used to describe the opposite behavior, where mosquitoes prefer to feed indoors or within their resting sites.
- Exophilic: This term is used to describe mosquitoes that prefer to rest outdoors.
- Endophilic: This term is used to describe mosquitoes that prefer to rest indoors.
See Also
- Vector (epidemiology): An organism that does not cause disease itself but spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another.
- Parasitism: A non-mutual symbiotic relationship between species, where one species, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Exophagic
- Wikipedia's article - Exophagic
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