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parasite

/ parasite /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); the parasite obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
Opposites:
host
Type of:
organism being
Kinds of:
endoparasite entoparasite entozoan entozoon endozoan
Domain:
plant flora plant life
noun Sense 2
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Type of:
follower
Derived:
mooch bum cadge grub sponge
Semantic Complexity
89%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
2
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organism being endoparasite entoparasite entozoan entozoon endozoan host follower