what does parasitic mean?
PARASITIC as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- of plants or persons
- having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech
- living off another
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- a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses
- parasitic vines that strangle the trees
- bloodsucking blackmailer
- his indolent leechlike existenc
Similar To
- Meaning
- of or pertaining to epenthesis
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- Meaning
- relating to or caused by parasites
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