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. 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. Alison Willmore:

   Right now, it's looking like '1917''s to lose, i can see a world where 'Parasite' could be a dark horse candidate. It's so beloved. Once we get past that, there is probably a chance for 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'.

2. Ovambo Proverb:

   A parasite cannot live alone

3. George Dimopoulos:

   The problem is that these GM mutants have a fitness cost, current studies are addressing this issue, trying to find ways of making these mosquitoes as competitive as the wild type. One way of perhaps doing this is to inactivate the parasite-host factor, FREP1, in the adult female gut only, as opposed to the entire mosquito at all developmental stages. One can also integrate our strategy with a so-called gene-drive to more effectively drive the mutation into a mosquito population.

4. Willie Weir:

   We've discovered that the parasite causing African sleeping sickness has existed for thousands of years without having sex and is now suffering the consequences of this strategy, theoretically ... the predicted consequence of this is that it will become extinct in the long-term.

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.