Synonyms for parasite
ˈpær əˌsaɪtpar·a·site

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1. parasitenoun

   Antonyms:
   commensal, mutualism, symbiote

2. parasitenoun

   Lice, fleas, ticks and mites are widely spread parasites.

   Antonyms:
   mutualism, commensal, symbiote

3. parasitenoun

   Antonyms:
   symbiote, mutualism, commensal

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1. parasite

   Synonyms:
   sycophant, flatterer, toady, courtier, toad-eater, timeserver

   Antonyms:
   detractor, calumniator, traducer

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1. parasitenoun

   an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host

   Synonyms:
   leech, sponger, sponge

   Antonyms:
   host

2. leech, parasite, sponge, spongernoun

   a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

   Synonyms:
   sponger, parazoan, hirudinean, sponge, leech, bloodsucker, quick study, poriferan

   Antonyms:
   host

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1. • Organism
   • Plant

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1. parasitenoun

   Synonyms:
   sycophant, flatterer, toady, fawner, wheedler, flunky, spaniel, lickspittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on

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1. parasitenoun

   Synonyms:
   hanger-on, toady, sycophant, fawner, flunky, zoō parasite, entozoa

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1. List of paraphrases for "parasite":

   parasitic, parasites, pest, deadbeat, stray

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1. List of known nicknames for "Parasite":

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1. Jake Baum:

   The malaria parasite is one of the very ancient parasites, it's a very complicated creature : it can change its shape, it can change its biology, and that makes it much harder to develop new drugs and new therapeutics.

2. Dean Lomax:

   The parasite effectively eats chunks of the jaw bone. This extremely nasty condition causes severe damage and pain around the mouth, throat and esophagus, making simple things like eating and drinking unpleasant to nearly impossible.

3. Steve Lindsay:

   It is useful in countries like South Africa, close to elimination, or Sri Lanka, that has eliminated malaria. How do you locate that one person in a million people carrying the parasite in a country that has recorded no infection without doing invasive tests ?

4. Ryan Jenkinson:

   The parasite, for some reason, really reacts strongly with marine mammals, it has a disproportionate effect on monk seals … The worst part about it is, it seems to target females, especially pregnant females.

5. Steve Lindsay:

   People carrying malaria parasite already have a signature scent, and we know if dogs can smell drugs, food and other substances, they should be able to detect this smell on clothing, too.