Parasitism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The characteristic behavior or mode of existence of a parasite or parasitic population.
  • n. Parasitosis.
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  • n. Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.
  • n. A similar interaction between people.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite.
  • n. The state of being parasitic.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A habitual living on or at the expense of another; parasitic condition, tendency, or habits; a state of dependency on the favor or good offices of another.
  • n. Specifically In zoology and botany, the vital relation which a parasite bears to its host; parasitic infestation.
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  • n. the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    interdependence    interdependency    mutuality   
    Cross Reference
    social parasitism   
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    toexploration    marginalization    stand-out    banditry    counterforce   
     
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