Parasite
nounid
105370·updated May 18, 2026verified
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
polysemous
Attested in
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- leechspongesponger
- plural
- Parasites
- possessive
- Parasite's
- pluralpossessive
- Parasites'
Framework definitions
- §1
- an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant)
- §2
- a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
- §1 · legacy_primary
- a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantageDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
Outgoing relationships
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Incoming relationships
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