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Etymology
:From Gr. �α�ά�ι�ο� parasitos "person who eats at the table of another" + -ism, from n. use of adjective|adj. meaning "feeding beside," from �α�α- para- "beside" + �ί�ο� sitos "food".
Noun
parasitism
- interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed (dictionary definition). this can also refer to humans eg. a younger sibling is attached to the older sibling like a leech. (not a dictionary definition)
Translations
Czech: cizopasnictvà n, parazitismus m
German: Parasitismus m
Greek: �α�α�ι�ι�μ�� (parasitizmos) m
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Polish: pasożytnictwo n
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