Meaning

5 senses
  1. Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.

    parasitär

    паразити́ческийparazitíčeskij

    of or pertaining to epenthesis

  2. Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.

    parasitär

  3. Exploiting another for personal gain.

    parasitär

  4. (with on)Intellectually, logically, conceptually, or metaphysically dependent (on something else in the same category)

  5. Of emotional damages: accompanying a physical or pecuniary injury.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Are human beings a parasitic infection of the earth?

  2. The cookiecutter shark is the only type of parasitic shark.

  3. Twenty million dollars are spent each year to fight this parasitic pest.

  4. Scientists discover genomic exchange between a vampire-like parasitic plant and its host.

  5. But the latest findings may stimulate research into cures for the parasitic illnesses.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite:

Forms

more parasitic, most parasitic
Comparativemore parasitic Lesson
Superlativemost parasitic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

48 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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