parasite

تعريف parasite في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.: A (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing the resources produced/collected by another living organism
Lice, fleas, ticks and mites are widely spread parasites.; A person who relies on other people's efforts and gives little back (originally a sycophant); {n} a flatterer of great men, a fawner, a plant growing on another; A plant living on or within an animal, and supported at its expense, as many species of fungi of the genus Torrubia; a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage; An animal (or plant) that must live on or in an organism of another species, from which it draws its nourishment; {i} organism which lives on or inside another organism; organism that obtains its livelihood at the expense of another creature; An organisms that lives on another (its host), from which it obtains food and shelter As the parasite depends upon the host, it usually does not kill the host; An animal which steals the food of another, as the parasitic jager; (From Greek -Para=Beside, Site=Food) Organism which lives in or on another organism and feeds on it, for at least part of its life; An organism that lives inside or on another organism; An organism that lives on or in another drawing nutrient directly from it; An animal which lives during the whole or part of its existence on or in the body of some other animal, feeding upon its food, blood, or tissues, as lice, tapeworms, etc; An animal that lives part of all of it's life at the expense of the health of another animal (the host); An organism that feeds on or in a different organism, its host, causing it harm; An organism that lives on or in an organism of a different species and derives nutrients from it; Something that lives in, with, or on another organism and obtains benefits from the host, which it usually injures; An organism that feeds on the tissues of another organism Parasites are one of the major causes of disease in aquarium fishes; – A plant or animal that lives on or in another organism (the host) from which it gets is sustenance, usually at the expense to the host; An organism living on and injuring another organism; an organism that grows and feeds in or on another organism without benefiting the host organism Most parasites are harmless, but some are deadly The most common ways of getting a parasitic infection are from contaminated water and rimming (oral-anal contact); an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); the parasite obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host; A useless person who always relies on other peoples work and gives nothing back; One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at another's expense, and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger-on; a toady; a sycophant; disapproval If you disapprove of someone because you think that they get money or other things from other people but do not do anything in return, you can call them a parasite; A plant or animal that lives, grows and feeds on or within another living organism; An animal which habitually uses the nest of another, as the cowbird and the European cuckoo; An organism that lives in or on another organism, deriving nourishment at the expense of its host, usually without killing it; organism or animal that lives on another living animal; An organism that lives on or in another organism which is called the "host " It does not help the host; A plant or animal living in, on, or with another living organism from which it obtains food and shelter; A parasite is a small animal or plant that lives on or inside a larger animal or plant, and gets its food from it; An organism that lives on or in an organism of a different species (the host) and derives nutrients at the expense of the host; An organism such as MSX or Dermo living on or in another host organism to its advantage and the disadvantage of the host; an organism that lives off another animal, but does not generally kill it; a plant or animal that lives, grows, and feeds on or within another living organism; a plant or animal living in or on another animal or plant, and deriving its nutrition from the host organism to the detriment of the host; an organism that consumes part of the tissues of its host, usually without killing the host - an organism which lives on or in another organism, feeding upon it [FAO bis]; A plant obtaining nourishment immediately from other plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices it absorbs; sometimes, but erroneously, called epiphyte; A (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing the resources needed by another living organism. See flea, tick, mite; Organism which lives on or within another organism, on which it feeds
parasite yew: rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides
brood parasite: animal that leaves its eggs in the nest of others to be raised
parasitic: Component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior
parasitic: Pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
parasitic: Exploiting another for personal gain
welfare parasite: A person that is seen as living on the welfare of others
a parasite: hanger-on
parasitic: {a} flattering, fawning
parasitical: {a} flattering, fawning
A parasite: fly
malaria parasite: Hæmatozoön) which in their adult condition live in the tissues of mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles (which see) and when transferred to the blood of man, by the bite of the mosquito, produce malaria
malaria parasite: Any of several minute protozoans of the genus Plasmodium syn
parasites: Any organism that lives in or on another organism without benefiting the host organism; commonly refers to pathogens, most commonly in reference to protozoans and helminthes
parasites: An organism that lives in or on the body of another organism (its host), at least for part of its life cycle, feeding on the tissues of its host Insect parasites that kill their hosts are termed parasitoids
parasites: typically harmful rather than lethal Confined to one or a few individuals Worms, flukes, etc ("Classical" parasites ) Small herbivores (aphids, caterpillars) (Price 1980)
parasites: Organisms that use a host organism to provide food
parasites: organisms that live on or in a different species
parasites: An organism living in or on another organism (the host) from which it obtains benefits The parasite usually injures the host
parasites: Organisms that feed within gypsy moth eggs or invade the gypsy moth caterpillar, feeding inside and killing it
parasites: plants or animals that live, grow, and feed on or within another living organism
parasites: plural of parasite
parasites: Animal which lives on or inside another organism (can be a plant or an animal) and it gets its food from that organism (usually called a host)
parasites: organisms that live inside or outside another organism and feed on that organism The relationship may cause harm to the host organism over the long-term
parasites: Plants or animals that live off another creature (or even inside it), obtaining food and protection without offering any benefit in return
parasites: Animals that live on or in other animals
parasites: An organism living on or in another organism called host The parasite obtains its food from the host resulting in damage to the host
parasitic: of or pertaining to epenthesis
parasitic: Drawing upon another organism for sustenance
parasitic: -- describes fungi or bacteria that get their food by absorbing minerals, sugar and moisture from living organisms (plant or animal host) on which they grow
parasitic: Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic
parasitic: See Parasite, 2 & 3
parasitic: relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection
parasitic: – Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parasite
parasitic: living on or in the organism of another species, known as the host, and obtaining nutrients from its body
parasitic: {s} living on or inside another organism; obtaining its livelihood from another creature
parasitic: To obtain nutrients necessary for life from another living organism For example, a mosquito is a parasite of warm-blooded animals, including humans
parasitic: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence"
parasitic: disapproval If you describe a person or organization as parasitic, you mean that they get money or other things from people without doing anything in return
parasitic: Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant
parasitic: Parasitic diseases are caused by parasites. Will global warming mean the spread of tropical parasitic diseases?
parasitic: A type of symbiosis where two (or more) organisms from different species live in close proximity to one another, in which one member depends on another for its nutrients, protection, and/or other life functions The dependent member (the parasite) benefits from the relationship while the other one (the host) is harmed by it
parasitic: Any substance that destroys fleas, lice, etc
parasitic: Parasitic animals and plants live on or inside larger animals or plants and get their food from them. tiny parasitic insects
parasitic: relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection"
parasitical: Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant
parasitical: Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic
parasitical: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence"
parasitical: {s} living on or inside another organism; obtaining its livelihood from another creature
parasitical: relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection"
parasitical: See Parasite, 2 & 3
parasitical: of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of a parasite; parasitic
parasitically: in a parasitic manner
parasitically: in the manner of living on or in another organism; in the manner of obtaining livelihood from another creature
pond-scum parasite: an aquatic fungus of genus Synchytriaceae that is parasitic on pond scum