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nouna follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantagetype of:
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nounan 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 hostOpposite:
Definition that contains parasite
- tachinidae parasites on other insects
- sarcocystidean parasite of the muscles of vertebrates
- actinomyxidian parasites of worms
- sarcocystieian parasite of the muscles of vertebrates
- order actinomyxidia parasites of worms
- haplosporidian parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known economic importance
- sarcosporidian parasite of the muscles of vertebrates
- family tachinidae parasites on other insects
- microsporidian parasite of arthropods and fishes that invade and destroy host cells
- actinomyxidia parasites of worms