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parasitic
01
relating to organisms that live on or inside other organisms, benefiting at the expense of their hosts
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
Superlative
most parasitic
Comparative
more parasitic
ungradable
Examples
Parasitic organisms, like ticks and tapeworms, depend on other living beings for their survival and reproduction.
02
relating to or caused by parasites
03
of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
Lexical Tree
nonparasitic
semiparasitic
parasitic
parasite
