Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - parasite
Parasite
parasite
n. 1 an organism living in or on another and benefiting at the expense of the other. 2 a person who lives off or exploits another or others. 3 Philol. an inorganic sound or letter developing from an adjacent one. Derivatives parasitic adj. parasitical adj. parasitically adv. parasiticide n. parasitism n. parasitology n. parasitologist n. Etymology: L parasitus f. Gk parasitos one who eats at another's table (as PARA-(1), sitos food)
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noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin parasitus, from Greek parasitos, from para+ sitos grain, food Date: 1539 a person who exploits the hospitality of the rich and earns welcome by flattery, an organism living in, with, or on another organism in parasitism, something that resembles a biological ~ in dependence on something else for existence or support without making a useful or adequate return, parasitic also parasitical adjective parasitically adverb Synonyms: see: ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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