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Definition of Parasite

1. Noun. An animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host.

2. Noun. A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage.

Definition of Parasite

1. n. One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at another's expense, and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger-on; a toady; a sycophant.

Definition of Parasite

1. Noun. (biology) A (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing the resources produced/collected by another living organism. ¹

2. Noun. (pejorative) A person who relies on other people's efforts and gives little back (originally a sycophant). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Parasite

1. an organism that lives and feeds on or in another organism [n -S]

Medical Definition of Parasite

1. An organism which obtains food and shelter from another organism (for example Giardia). (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parasite

parashah parashahs parashioth parashot parashoth parasibirskite parasigmatism parasinoidal parasinoidal sinuses parasita

parasitaemia parasitaemias parasital parasite (current term) parasite-host ecosystem parasite yew parasitemia parasitemias parasites parasitic

parasitic cyst parasitic disease parasitic diseases parasitic eosinophilic lung disease parasitic granuloma parasitic haemoptysis parasitic infection

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