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parasite::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | being, organism |
| Has types | entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon, epizoan, epizoon, endoparasite, ectozoon, ectoparasite, parasitic plant, ectozoan, endozoan |
| Derivation | parasitic, parasitical |
Examples of parasite
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She told the physician there of her concern about a possible parasite infection.
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The most lethal form of malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
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Nucleosome landscape and control of transcription in the human malaria parasite.
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Other studies suggest the parasite jumped from chimps to humans at a later date.
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The most common form of malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
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They work by triggering chemical reactions which damage the Plasmodium parasite.
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Forty-three percent of the Arctic foxes sampled bore antibodies to the parasite.
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The sea louse Caligus elongatus is a parasite that attaches to the skin of fish.
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The parasite is injected into an individual by the bite of an infected mosquito.
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- 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
- Leech: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
- (parasitic) relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection"
- (parasitic) epenthetic: of or pertaining to epenthesis
- Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the host. Traditionally parasite referred to organisms with lifestages that went beyond one host (e.g. ...
- Parasite! is the second EP by Swedish heavy metal band Mustasch. It was released in 2006.
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- Parasite are a band from Surrey, England and were formed in 1998.
