Examples of 'parasitic' in a sentence
Meaning of "parasitic"
Parasitic refers to something that is characterized by gaining benefits at the expense of others or depending on others for survival
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- Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
- Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
- Exploiting another for personal gain.
- Of emotional damages: accompanying a physical or pecuniary injury.
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Doctor specializing in parasitic and tropical diseases.
Parasitic wasps occur naturally in the environment.
Their behavior is just a parasitic reaction to stimuli.
Have a parasitic twin growing out of my stomach.
Members of this family are parasitic on cirripede barnacles.
Parasitic and fungal meningitis are very rare.
Another died of a parasitic infection of alien origin.
Parasitic light during preventilation and preignition.
I think we are looking at a parasitic roundworm called strongyloides.
Parasitic oscillation is undesirable for several reasons.
A few species are parasitic on other marine organisms.
Parasitic pneumonia is an infection of the lungs by parasites.
Many mites are parasitic on plants and animals.
Parasitic wasps are known to eat the larvae.
Certain species are parasitic rather than ectomycorrhizal.
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A parasitic isopod sometimes attaches to its gills.
Only the coils parasitic resistance remains.
Parasitic diseases spread easily in such conditions.
It is attacked by parasitic mites and nematode worms.
I have had tapeworms that were less parasitic.
She is a parasitic groupie who is trying to extort me.
The component related to parasitic water infiltration.
It is parasitic on other plants via its tuber.
Regardless of what kind of parasitic scum they were going in.
Other parasitic insecta hyperparasite or a parasite on a parasite.
There no longer exist parasitic bipolar transistors.
Many members of the group appear to be parasitic.
If only all parasitic worms were full of narcotics.
All others infectious and parasitic diseases.
There is a parasitic being on board this ship.
All other infectious and parasitic diseases.
It is a parasitic ant that has no worker caste.
They keep my surface free of parasitic larvae.
With a parasitic enzyme like necrotizing fasciitis.
The soul becomes parasitic to the body.
Telosentis exiguus is a widespread intestinal parasitic worm.
Inonotus is parasitic on birch and other trees.
Her guts were swimming with parasitic worms.
Carefree and parasitic people have no place in it.
Nothing suggests the source of a parasitic infection.
Infectious and parasitic diseases urogenital diseases.
This prevents germination of the parasitic seed.
They were a parasitic entity on the world economy.
They have high rates of parasitic infections.
On the parasitic insects we house in our bodies.
Cancer cells are essentially parasitic and immortal.
Childhood parasitic infections and diarrhoea.
It is also used as an anthelmintic to expel parasitic worms.
What appears to be a parasitic relationship is actually a balance.
All members of this order are parasitic protozoa.