Parasite
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant)
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- leechspongesponger
- plural
- Parasites
- possessive
- Parasite's
- pluralpossessive
- Parasites'