Endobiotic is a term used to describe something that lives as a parasite inside of something else. A parasite is any organism that lives in or on another living being, gains an advantage by doing so, but causes disadvantage to the being it is living on. An example of an endobiotic organism is a tapeworm. Endobiotic organisms are known as endoparasites. Endobiotic comes from the Greek word "endon" meaning "within," the Greek word "biotikos" meaning "relating to life," and the Greek word "ikos" meaning "pertaining to." Put the words together and you have "pertaining to relating to life within."

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