PARASITISM


Meaning of PARASITISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈper-ə-sə-ˌti-zəm, -ˌsī-, ˌpa-rə- ]

noun

Date: circa 1611

1. : the behavior of a parasite

2. : an intimate association between organisms of two or more kinds ; especially : one in which a parasite obtains benefits from a host which it usually injures

3. : parasitosis

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