PARASITE

Meaning of PARASITE in English

[noun] [C] - an animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from itThe older drugs didn't deal effectively with the malaria parasite.(figurative) Financial speculators are parasites upon the national economy (= They are useless people supported by other people's work).

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

PARASITE — adj parasitic, parasitical
Interlingua English vocab
PARASITE — ~ (-ic) PARASOL: para-sole
English interlingue dictionary
PARASITE — dangan
English-Visayan vocabulary
PARASITE — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin parasitus, from Greek parasitos, from para- + sitos grain, food Date: 1539 a person …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARASITE — I. ˈparəˌsīt also ˈper-, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin parasitus, from Greek parasitos, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARASITE — (n.) An animal which habitually uses the nest of another, as the cowbird and the European cuckoo.
Английский словарь Webster
PARASITE — (n.) An animal which steals the food of another, as the parasitic jager.
Английский словарь Webster
PARASITE — (n.) An animal which lives during the whole or part of its existence on or in the body of some …
Английский словарь Webster
PARASITE — (n.) A plant living on or within an animal, and supported at its expense, as many species of fungi of …
Английский словарь Webster
PARASITE — (n.) A plant obtaining nourishment immediately from other plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices it absorbs; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
PARASITE — (n.) One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at another's expense, and earns his welcome by …
Английский словарь Webster
PARASITE — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin parasitus, from Greek parasitos, from para- + sitos grain, food Date: 1539 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARASITE — noun an animal which steals the food of another, as the parasitic jager. 2. parasite ·noun an animal which habitually …
Webster English vocab
PARASITE — [par.a.site] n [MF, fr. L parasitus, fr. Gk parasitos, fr. para- + sitos grain, food] (1539) 1: a person who …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARASITE — parasite BrE AmE ˈpær ə saɪt ˈper- ▷ parasite|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARASITE — ( parasites) 1. A parasite is a small animal or plant that lives on or inside a larger animal or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARASITE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE intestinal ▪ Our immune systems used to encounter intestinal parasites as part of normal …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARASITE — n. Function: noun a person who is supported or seeks support from another without making an adequate return FF1C; lived …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PARASITE — I. noun a person who is supported or seeks support from another without making an adequate return lived as a …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARASITE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ dangerous , deadly ▪ These flies carry a dangerous ~. ▪ external , internal ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PARASITE — n. leech, hanger-on, Colloq freeloader, sponger or sponge, bloodsucker, cadger, scrounger or scrounge, barnacle, jackal, hyena or hyaena That parasite …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PARASITE — A plant or animal organism that lives in or on and takes its nourishment from another. Parasite diseases include infections …
English Dictionary of Medicine
PARASITE — An animal or plant that gets nutrients by living on or in an organism of another species. A complete parasite …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
PARASITE — сущ. 1) нахлебник, тунеядец, приживальщик Syn : hanger-on, leech, sponger, toady Ant : host 2) биол. паразит паразит, тунеядец (биология) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARASITE — parasite.ogg 1. ʹpærəsaıt n 1. паразит, тунеядец 2. 1> биол. паразит 2> ползучее растение 3. фон. паразитический звук 4. pl …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARASITE — 1) эл. , электрон. паразитный элемент 2) паразитный сигнал 3) пассивный элемент ( антенны ) • - director-type parasite - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PARASITE — 1) эл., электрон. паразитный элемент 2) паразитный сигнал 3) пассивный элемент (антенны) • - director-type parasite - reflector-type parasite
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PARASITE — 1) нахлебник 2) паразитное явление 3) паразитный 4) помеха 5) тунеядец • parasite frequency modulation — паразитная частотная модуляция
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PARASITE — паразит - animal parasite - aphid parasites - beaver parasites - blood parasite - blood-sucking parasite - brood parasite - cell parasite - endoglobular parasite - epizoic parasite - external …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PARASITE — паразит - animal parasite - aphid parasites - beaver parasites - blood parasite - blood-sucking parasite - brood parasite - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PARASITE — сущ. 1) нахлебник, тунеядец, приживальщик Syn : hanger-on, leech, sponger, toady Ant : host 2) биол. паразит паразит, тунеядец (биология) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARASITE — ( n. ) One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at another's expense, and earns his …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARASITE — ( n. ) An animal which steals the food of another, as the parasitic jager.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARASITE — ( n. ) An animal which lives during the whole or part of its existence on or in the body …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARASITE — ( n. ) An animal which habitually uses the nest of another, as the cowbird and the European cuckoo.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARASITE — ( n. ) A plant obtaining nourishment immediately from other plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices it …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARASITE — ( n. ) A plant living on or within an animal, and supported at its expense, as many species of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARASITE — /par"euh suyt'/ , n. 1. an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARASITE — n. organism which lives on or inside another organism; organism that obtains its livelihood at the expense of another creature
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PARASITE — n. Pronunciation: ' per- ə - ˌ s ī t, ' pa-r ə - Function: noun Etymology: Middle French, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PARASITE — ■ noun 1》 an organism which lives in or on another organism and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PARASITE — / ˈpærəsaɪt; NAmE / noun 1. a small animal or plant that lives on or inside another animal or plant …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARASITE — par ‧ a ‧ site /ˈpærəsaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: Greek parasitos …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARASITE — n. 1 an organism living in or on another and benefiting at the expense of the other. 2 a person …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARASITE — n. 1 an organism living in or on another and benefiting at the expense of the other. 2 a person …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARASITE — n.1 an organism living in or on another and benefiting at the expense of the other. 2 a person who …
Oxford English vocab
PARASITE — (~s) 1. A ~ is a small animal or plant that lives on or inside a larger animal or plant, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PARASITE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARASITE — n. Function: verb Synonyms: INFEST 2, parasitize
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PARASITE — n. Sycophant, flatterer, toady, fawner, wheedler, flunky, spaniel, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on, trencher-friend.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PARASITE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PARASITE — See ↑ GET 7
Longman Activator English vocab
PARASITE — n. 25B6; noun HANGER-ON, cadger, leech, passenger; informal bloodsucker, sponger, scrounger, freeloader; N. Amer. informal mooch; Austral./NZ informal bludger.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARASITE — aspirate
Anagrams English vocabulary
PARASITE — an organism that grows and feeds in or on another organism without benefiting the host organism. Most parasites are harmless, …
AIDS English Glossary
PARASITE — An animal that lives in or on the body of another living animal (the host) at least during a part …
English Glossary of Entomology and Crop Protection
PARASITE — Паразит
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PARASITE — biol. паразит паразит, тунеядец
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PARASITE — (v) паразитировать; произносить паразитический звук
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PARASITE — (n) паразит; паразитический звук; паразитные колебания; ползучее растение; помехи; тунеядец
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PARASITE — 1. [ʹpærəsaıt] n 1. паразит, тунеядец 2. 1) биол. паразит 2) ползучее растение 3. фон. паразитический звук 4. pl радио …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PARASITE — 1. ʹpærəsaıt n 1. паразит, тунеядец 2. 1> биол. паразит 2> ползучее растение 3. фон. паразитический звук 4. pl радио …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PARASITE — n. паразит, тунеядец, паразитический звук
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PARASITE — n. паразит, тунеядец, паразитический звук
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

Cambridge English vocab

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