Parasitism

nounid 115793·updated May 18, 2026

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the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)

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plural: Parasitisms
possessive: Parasitism's
pluralpossessive: Parasitisms'

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§1: the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)

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