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

Example sentences :

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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