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par·a·sit·ic
(păr′ə-sĭt′ĭk) also par·a·sit·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parasite.
2. Caused by a parasite: parasitic diseases.
par′a·sit′i·cal·ly adv.
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par•a•sit•ic
(ˌpær əˈsɪt ɪk)also par`a•sit′i•cal,
adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of parasites.
2. (of diseases) due to parasites.
[1620–30; < Latin < Greek]
par`a•sit′i•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | parasitic - relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection" |
2. | parasitic - of or pertaining to epenthesis | |
3. | 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" dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" |
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parasitic
parasiticaladjective scrounging (informal), sponging (informal), cadging, bloodsucking (informal), leechlike They are just parasitic spongers who have no intention of finding work.
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parasitic
adjectiveOf or characteristic of a parasite:
Slang: freeloading.
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Translations
حَيوان أو نَبات طُفَيْلي
parazitnípříživnický
élõsködõ
sníkju-
príživnícky
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
parasitic
[ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk] parasitical [ˌpærəˈsɪtɪəl] adj [disease, infection] → parasitaire
(fig) [person] → parasite
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parasitic(al)
adj → parasitisch, parasitär (also fig); to be parasitic (up)on something → von etw schmarotzen; parasitic insect/plant → Parasit m, → Schmarotzer m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
parasitic
[ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk] parasitical [ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk/əl] adj (gen) → parassita; (disease) → parassitario/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
parasite
(ˈpӕrəsait) noun an animal or plant that lives on another animal or plant without giving anything in return. Fleas are parasites; He is a parasite on society.
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parasitic
adj parasitarioEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.