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Synonyms for parasitic
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : par-uh-sit-ik |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpær əˈsɪt ɪk |
Définition of parasitic
Origin :- 1620s, from Latin parasiticus, from Greek parasitikos "of or pertaining to a parasite; the trade of a parasite," from parasitos (see parasite). Biological sense is from 1731. Related: Parasitical, 1570s in reference to toadies; from 1640s in the biological sense.
- adj like a parasite
- It is not alone the parasitic and predaceous insects which are beneficial.
- Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
- Only five generations have brought us to the parasitic, town-ridden condition we are in.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
- Like some parasitic growth she was taking her strength from him.
- Extract from : « The Man Who Wins » by Robert Herrick
- Thousands of insects are carried off yearly by parasitic fungi.
- Extract from : « Our Common Insects » by Alpheus Spring Packard
- This malady was propagated annually by the parasitic spores.
- Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
- It is admitted on all hands that some diseases are the product of parasitic growth.
- Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
- They are too parasitic--the one willing servant class of the world.
- Extract from : « This Simian World » by Clarence Day
- The plant, it is stated, was affected by a parasitic fungus.
- Extract from : « Vegetable Teratology » by Maxwell T. Masters
- Are we so very sure that parasitic habits come from a love of inaction?
- Extract from : « The Mason-bees » by J. Henri Fabre
- Places, if not parasitic upon her, at least were mere settings and backgrounds.
- Extract from : « The Third Window » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
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