parasitism
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ə noun
1.
Biology. a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another.
2.
a parasitic mode of life or existence.
3.
Pathology. a diseased condition due to parasites.
4.
a.
unemployment or refusal to work.
b.
employment in work considered nonessential by the state.
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parasitism (ˈpærəsaɪˌtɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the relationship between a parasite and its host |
| 2. | the state of being infested with parasites |
| 3. | the state of being a parasite |
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Medical Dictionary
parasitism par·a·sit·ism (pār'ə-sĭ-tĭz'əm, -sī-)
n.
A symbiotic relationship in which one species, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host.
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Science Dictionary
| parasitism (pār'ə-sĭ-tĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is generally harmed. Parasites derive nutrition from their host and may also gain other benefits such as shelter and a habitat in which to grow and reproduce. See more at parasite. Compare amensalism, commensalism, mutualism. |
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Example sentences
Probably both: it was a case of symbiotic parasitism.
And in such a complete case of parasitism, even the former caterpillar's genome could have been reduced.
Evolutionarily, it seems to me that the best way to regard the marmoset story is as parasitism.
At first glance, this approach might seem to bear out the charge of parasitism.
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