
1) French word used in English 2) Interdependence 3) Interdependency 4) Mutuality
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Parasitism is a non-mutual symbiotic relationship between species, where one species, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host. Traditionally parasite referred primarily to organisms visible to the naked eye, or macroparasites (such as helminths). Parasite now includes microparasites, which are typically smaller, such as viruse...
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• (n.) The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite. • (n.) The state of being parasitic.
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relationship between two species of plants or animals in which one benefits at the expense of the other, sometimes without killing it. Parasitism is ... [69 related articles]
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Parasitism is arelationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits at the other organism's expense. Lice are an example of a parasite that affects many animals; termites are a parasite that are destructive to many trees. Parasitism is a type of symbiosis .
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The closee association of two or more dissimilar organisms where the association is harmful to at least one. See Commensalism, Parasitism, Symbiosis.
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<biology, microbiology> A type of symbiosis where two (or more) organisms from different species live in close proximity to one another, in which one member depends on another for its nutrients, protection, and/or other life functions. ... The dependent member (the parasite) benefits from the relationship while the other one (the host) is har...
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(par″ә-si´tiz-әm) symbiosis in which one population (or individual) adversely affects another, but cannot live without it. infection or infestation with parasites.
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is a form of Symbiosis. A relationship between two organisms where one benefits at the expense of the other, like a tick sucking blood from another animal.
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The act of living in close association with another living organism at that organisms expense.
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Symbiosis in which the symbiont benefits from the association, whereas the host is harmed in some way.
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Par'a·si`tism noun [ Confer French
parasitisme .]
1. The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite. 'Court
parasitism .'
Milton. 2. (Bot. & Zoology) The state of being parasitic.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ă-si′tizm Definitions: 1. A symbiotic relationship in which one species (the parasite) benefits at the expense of the other (the host).
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Biological interaction between species where a parasite species feeds on a host species.
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It is a biological association between organisms in which one, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host.
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[
n] - the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
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parasitism 1. Symbiosis in which one population (or individual) adversely affects the other, but cannot live without it. 2. Infection or infestation with parasites.
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type of symbiosis in which one population benefits while harming the other parasitology the study of parasites
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a relationship between two organisms where one organism gets benefit from the other organism (host) but has a detrimental effect on it. Parasites do not kill their host directly.
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A trophic interaction in which individuals of one species, called the parasite, feeds upon the tissues of living individuals of another species called the host.
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noun the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
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A specific type of relationship between different organisms, where one organism benefits at the expense of another.
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Denotes organisms which survive and persist on or within another living organism. The parasite usually does not harm the animal. The most successful parasites achieve a balance whereby both the parasite and host animal survive. Among the parasites found on or within animals are bacteria, protozoans, fungi, mycoplasmas, rickettsia, and viruses.
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A type of symbiotic relationship (read: long-term and partly beneficial) where one organism, the parasite, benefits, and one organism, the host, is harmed. A common example of parasitism is the relationship between the malaria protozoan and humans. In this situation, the malaria parasite gets into the human blood stream, usually through a mosquito ...
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one organism benefits from another by causing damage
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