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Meanings of parasitical in English
Of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another.
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Examples for "organism"
Examples for "organism"
1
In fact, biologists tend to use the terms 'organism' and 'individual' interchangeably.
2
Methods and results: Paper includes remarks about nitric oxide physiology in organism.
3
It was the great human outworking; the organism of the mighty many.
4
The food enzyme is free from viable cells of the production organism.
5
Evolutionary adaptation thus suggests an extremely fine attunement between organism and environment.
Usage of parasitical in English
1
One was corrupt and powerful; the other was weak and parasitical.
2
The trunks of the trees, too, exhibit a similar parasitical vegetation.
3
Densely interwoven trees, shrubs, and parasitical climbers fought everywhere for possession of it.
4
I would say that the secondary market, and especially touting, is a parasitical business.
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And yet the cow-bird finds this nest and drops her parasitical egg in it.
6
That is intensely curious about the parasitical plant of Borneo.
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The mistletoe has white, wax-looking berries, and dull green leaves, with a parasitical stem.
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With the worthless parasitical human beings gone, there was more for everyone to eat.
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He was one of those rare eastern potentates who wasn't hampered by parasitical relatives.
10
One's offspring, therefore, are like parasitical vermin on one's body.
11
Forster in New Zealand in 46 degrees, where orchideous plants are parasitical on the trees.
12
At this time, Rubra, infuriated with their unrepentant parasitical nature, banned any more from entering.
13
Scarcely is the sun risen when we are plagued by the parasitical and inquisitive mob.
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Trade unions and parasitical sociologists need to understand that clearly before pushing their case too hard.
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The sense is this: parasitical vermin spring from sweat and other filth emitted by the body.
16
He discovered parasitical mites all over them on the outside, and the flesh contained many worms.
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