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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Schmarotzer
"Der Fuchsbandwurm ist ein gefährlicher Parasit."
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An organism that lives in or on another organism of another species and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense.
"Fleas and ticks are common parasites that affect domestic animals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'parasitos', meaning 'one who eats at the table of another' (from 'para-' meaning beside + 'sitos' meaning grain or food). In historical usage, it originally referred to a person who flattered the wealthy to gain free meals before evolving in the 17th century into its biological and figurative senses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Parasite" is said worldwide
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parasite
Transliteration: parasite
"Certains insectes vivent en parasite sur d'autres animaux."
Schmarotzer
Transliteration: Schmarotzer
"Der Fuchsbandwurm ist ein gefährlicher Parasit."
parassita
Transliteration: parassita
"La zanzara è un insetto parassita."
parásito
Transliteration: parásito
"El perro necesita pastillas para eliminar los parásitos."
parasita
Transliteration: parasita
"O carrapato é um parasita que se alimenta de sangue."
परजीवी
Transliteration: parajeevi
"मच्छर एक परजीवी जीव है।"
寄生虫
Transliteration: jìshēngchóng
"体内寄生虫会吸收人体的营养。"
기생충
Transliteration: gisaengchung
"이 약은 체내의 기생충을 없애줍니다."
寄生虫
Transliteration: kiseichū
"猫は寄生虫の検査を受ける必要があります。"
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