PARASITISM

parasitism

(noun) 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)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

parasitism (usually uncountable, plural parasitisms)

(ecology) Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.

(figuratively) A similar interaction between people.

Source: Wiktionary


Par"a*si`tism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. parasitisme.]

1. The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite. "Court parasitism." Milton.

2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Definition: The state of being parasitic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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