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Answer for the clue "Any external parasitic organism (as fleas) ", 12 letters:
ectoparasite

Word definitions for ectoparasite in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the demodex mite which lives in human hair and eyelashes.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ectoparasite \Ec`to*par"a*site\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to endoparasite . -- Ec`to*par`a*sit"ic , a. [1913 Webster] ||

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: ectozoan , ectozoon , epizoan , epizoon ]