What is another word for parasitism?
Pronunciation:
[ pˈaɹəsˌɪtɪzəm], [ pˈaɹəsˌɪtɪzəm], [ p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_s_ˌɪ_t_ɪ_z_ə_m]
Synonyms for Parasitism:
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- Collectivity ,
- Commensality ,
- Consilience ,
- Flunkyism ,
- Saprophytism ,
- Toadying ,
- Toadyism ,
- Tufthunting ,
- accompaniment ,
- accordance ,
- adulation ,
- agreement ,
- alliance ,
- apple-polishing ,
- ass-kissing ,
- association ,
- back-scratching ,
- backscratching ,
- bloodsucker ,
- bootlicking ,
- brown-nosing ,
- cahoots ,
- co-working ,
- coaction ,
- coincidence ,
- collaboration ,
- collusion ,
- combination ,
- combined effort ,
- concert ,
- concomitance ,
- concordance ,
- concourse ,
- concurrence ,
- confluence ,
- conjunction ,
- conspiracy ,
- cooperation ,
- correlation ,
- correspondence ,
- cringing ,
- ecology ,
- ecosystem ,
- fawning ,
- flattery ,
- freeloader ,
- groveling ,
- handshaking ,
- ingratiation ,
- insinuation ,
- interdependence ,
- interdependency ,
- junction ,
- leech ,
- mutuality ,
- obeisance ,
- obsequiousness ,
- parasite ,
- prostration ,
- simultaneity ,
- sponge ,
- sponger ,
- sycophancy ,
- sycophant ,
- symbiosis ,
- symbiotics ,
- synchronism ,
- synergy ,
- timeserving ,
- truckling ,
- union .
How to use "Parasitism" in context?
Parasitism is a form of predatory behavior where one organism lives on or in the body of another, typically without benefit to either party. Parasitism is not a synonym for disease and it is not limited to animals. Humans can be parasitical, for example, by eating other peoples' food, or by taking advantage of someone who is disabled or ill. Parasitism is a type of symbiosis, a relationship in which two or more organisms cooperate to gain benefits from each other. Parasitism usually involves one organism (the parasite) living inside the body of another organism (the host), where the parasite derives benefits at the expense of the host.
Paraphrases for Parasitism:
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Noun, singular or mass
parasite.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Parasitism:
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mutuality, interdependence, interdependency.
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