English > parasite: 2 senses > noun 1, animal| Meaning | 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. |
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| Category | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
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| Narrower | ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon | Any external parasitic organism (as fleas) |
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| endoparasite, entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon, endozoan | Any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) |
| parasitic plant | plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it |
| Broader | organism, being | A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
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| Opposite | host | An animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite |
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| Spanish | parasito, parásito |
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| Catalan | paràsit |
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| Adjectives | parasitic, parasitical | relating to or caused by parasites |
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