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parasitic

3 definitions • 8 examples
1
Parasitic organisms live on other animals or plants of a different type and feed from them:

Examples:

A parasitic brain worm is killing moose in Minnesota.
They have developed methods to combat any future outbreak of this parasitic weed.
The bees were attacked by a tiny parasitical mite.
2
A parasitic disease is caused by a parasite (= an animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it):

Examples:

The parasitic disease that causes the most deaths worldwide is malaria.
There is now an effective vaccine against the parasitic bronchitis produced by lungworm in cattle.
These chemicals lower the fish's resistance to parasitical diseases and fungi.
3
A parasitic person lives by other people working, giving them money, etc. :

Examples:

We live in a world where society is directed to satisfy the greed of a tiny parasitic elite.

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