parasitic
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
parasitic/parəˈsɪtɪk/
▶adjective living as a parasite.
■ resulting from infestation by a parasite.
– derivatives
parasitical adjective,
parasitically adverb,
parasitism noun.
parasitical adjective,
parasitically adverb,
parasitism noun.
'parasitic' also found in these Oxford entries:
anthelmintic
- ascarid
- avermectin
- bartsia
- blastomycosis
- broomrape
- candida
- cercaria
- cestode
- chalcid
- chlamydia
- coccidia
- comedo
- cootie
- cryptosporidium
- cuckoo bee
- cyst
- delouse
- digenean
- dodder
- filaria
- fish louse
- flatworm
- fluke
- gapeworm
- glochidium
- Guinea worm
- harvest mite
- haustorium
- heartworm
- helminth
- helminthiasis
- honey fungus
- hookworm
- husk
- ichneumon
- itch mite
- ivermectin
- jaeger
- lamprey
- leech
- leishmania
- louse
- lousewort
- lungworm
- mange
- miracidium
- mistletoe
- mite
- monogenean
