What is another word for parasite?
Pronunciation:
[ pˈaɹəsˌa͡ɪt], [ pˈaɹəsˌaɪt], [ p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_s_ˌaɪ_t]
Related words: parasite life cycle, parasitic animals, parasites in humans, what is a parasite, how to get rid of parasites, parasites in humans symptoms, how to get rid of intestinal parasites
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Similar words for parasite:
- animal (noun)
- bloodsucker (noun)
- extortionist (noun)
- follower (noun)
- germ (noun)
- gold digger (noun)
- growth (noun)
- hanger-on (noun)
- microorganism (noun)
- minion (noun)
- opportunist (noun)
- something that exists by taking from or depending on another (noun)
- sponge (noun)
- sycophant (noun)
Synonyms for Parasite:
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- couch potato ,
- dependent ,
- lump .
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- dependence .
- anti bodies ,
- anti body ,
- anti-bodies ,
- anti-body ,
- dis ease ,
- dis eases ,
- dis-ease ,
- dis-eases ,
- what going around ,
- what going arounds ,
- what's going arounds ,
- whats going around ,
- whats going arounds .
Other synonyms:
- Cryptosporidium ,
- beggar ,
- deadbeat ,
- freeloader ,
- goldbrick ,
- good-for-nothing ,
- idler ,
- laggard ,
- layabout ,
- lazybones ,
- ne'er-do-well ,
- roundworm ,
- slacker ,
- slob ,
- slowpoke ,
- tapeworm ,
- timeserver ,
- wastrel ,
- worm .
- vegetable .
- bum .
Other relevant words:
• bacillus
- germ .
- Antibodies ,
- Funguses ,
- Moles ,
- acarid ,
- antibody ,
- backscratcher ,
- backslapper ,
- bacterium ,
- cancroid ,
- doormat ,
- doormats ,
- fawners ,
- fibrous tissue ,
- fibrous tissues ,
- fibrousness ,
- follower ,
- fungi ,
- germs ,
- groveler ,
- grovelers ,
- handshaker ,
- lounger ,
- loungers ,
- microorganism ,
- minion ,
- mite ,
- nit ,
- nits ,
- pathogen ,
- pathogens ,
- politicians ,
- sluggard ,
- sponge ,
- sponger ,
- spongers ,
- sycophant ,
- thickening ,
- thickenings ,
- wen ,
- wens ,
- what's going around .
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How to use "Parasite" in context?
A parasite is an organism that lives on or in the body of another organism, without being fully integrated into that organism. Parasites can take many different forms, from microscopic organisms such as bacteria, to larger creatures such as worms or spiders. Parasites can be serious threats to human health, and can occasionally cause death.
Paraphrases for Parasite:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Foreign word
parasitic.
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Foreign word
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Independent
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Adjective
extraneous, spurious.
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Noun, singular or mass
bug, clutter, infection, interference.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
deadbeat, parasitic, parasitism, pest, vermin.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
parasitic.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Parasite:
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- Synonyms:
- divider, segregator, Detailer, Divorcer, Estranger, Isolator, severer.
