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parasite
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈpær.ə.saɪt/ us /ˈper.ə.saɪt/
an animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it: 寄生生物；寄生动物；寄生植物
The older drugs didn't deal effectively with the malaria parasite.以前的药物不能有效对付引起疟疾的寄生虫。
disapproving
a person who is lazy and lives by other people working, giving them money, etc.: 靠他人为生者，寄生虫
Financial speculators are parasites on the national economy.金融投机者是国民经济的寄生虫。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Plants & animals - general words
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anti-parasitic
autotroph
biota
biped
epiphytically
esculent
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flora
mammalian
migrant
natively
non-mammalian
non-placental
ruminant
scavenger
secondary consumer
songster
terrestrially
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parasite | American Dictionary
parasite
noun[ C ]
us/ˈpær·əˌsɑɪt/
biology
an animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it
A parasite is also a person who uses others to obtain an advantage without doing anything in exchange.
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