| parasite | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. parasite | an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host. |
| ~ organism, being | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently. |
| ~ plant life, flora, plant | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. |
| ~ endoparasite, endozoan, entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon | any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms). |
| ~ ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon | any external parasitic organism (as fleas). |
| ~ parasitic plant | plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it. |
| n. (person) | 2. leech, parasite, sponge, sponger | a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage. |
| ~ follower | a person who accepts the leadership of another. |
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