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- Dictionaryparasite/ˈparəsʌɪt/
noun
- 1. an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense: "the parasite attaches itself to the mouths of fishes"
- 2. a person who habitually relies on or exploits others and gives nothing in return: derogatory "he was a parasite who lived off other people"
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A parasite is an animal or plant that lives on or in another of a different type and feeds from it, or a person who uses others without doing anything in exchange. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations.
Learn the meaning of parasite as an organism that lives on or in another organism, or as a person who depends on others without giving anything in return. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
An organism that lives on or in a different kind of organism (the host) from which it gets some or all of its nourishment. Parasites are harmful to their hosts, although the damage they do ranges widely from minor inconvenience to debilitating or fatal disease.
Parasites include single-celled protozoans such as the agents of malaria, sleeping sickness, and amoebic dysentery; animals such as hookworms, lice, mosquitoes, and vampire bats; fungi such as honey fungus and the agents of ringworm; and plants such as mistletoe, dodder, and the broomrapes.
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. see more. noun. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage. synonyms: leech, sponge, sponger. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˌpɛrəˈsaɪt/ UK.
A parasite is an organism that lives on or in another, or a person who gets benefits without giving anything in return. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.
A parasite is a small animal or plant that lives on or inside another and gets its food from it. It can also mean a person who always relies on or benefits from others and gives nothing back.
