parasite

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noun

1. an 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 host (Freq. 4)
• Ant:
host
• Derivationally related forms:
parasitic, parasitical
• Topics:
plant, flora, plant life
• Hypernyms:
organism, being
• Hyponyms:
endoparasite, entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon, endozoan,
ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon, parasitic plant
2. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
• Syn:
leech, sponge, sponger
• Derivationally related forms:
sponge (for: sponger), sponge (for: sponge), parasitic, parasitical
• Hypernyms:
follower

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  leech, sponge, sponger