parasites – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
parasite
n.
organism which lives on or inside another organism; organism that obtains its livelihood at the expense of another creature
Parasitism
In
biology/
ecology,
parasitism is a non-mutual
symbiotic relationship between
species, where one species, the
parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the
host. Traditionally
parasite (in biological usage) referred primarily to organisms visible to the naked eye, or
macroparasites (such as
helminths).
Parasite can include
microparasites, which are typically smaller, such as
protozoa,
viruses, and
bacteria. Examples of parasites include the plants
mistletoe and
cuscuta, and animals such as
hookworms.
parasite
Noun
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
(antonym) host
(hypernym) organism, being
(hyponym) endoparasite, entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon, endozoan
(classification) plant, flora, plant life
2. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
(synonym) leech, sponge, sponger
(hypernym) follower
parasite
adj.
parasitical, living on or inside another organism; obtaining its livelihood from another creature
parasite
nm.
parasite, organism which lives on or inside another organism; organism that obtains its livelihood at the expense of another creature
parasiter
v.
parasitize, live as parasite
parasitar
v.
parasitize, infest
