parasites

Definition von parasites im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Any organism that lives in or on another organism without benefiting the host organism; commonly refers to pathogens, most commonly in reference to protozoans and helminthes; An organism that lives in or on the body of another organism (its host), at least for part of its life cycle, feeding on the tissues of its host Insect parasites that kill their hosts are termed parasitoids; typically harmful rather than lethal Confined to one or a few individuals Worms, flukes, etc ("Classical" parasites ) Small herbivores (aphids, caterpillars) (Price 1980); Organisms that use a host organism to provide food; organisms that live on or in a different species; An organism living in or on another organism (the host) from which it obtains benefits The parasite usually injures the host; Organisms that feed within gypsy moth eggs or invade the gypsy moth caterpillar, feeding inside and killing it; plants or animals that live, grow, and feed on or within another living organism; plural of parasite; Animal which lives on or inside another organism (can be a plant or an animal) and it gets its food from that organism (usually called a host); organisms that live inside or outside another organism and feed on that organism The relationship may cause harm to the host organism over the long-term; Plants or animals that live off another creature (or even inside it), obtaining food and protection without offering any benefit in return; Animals that live on or in other animals; An organism living on or in another organism called host The parasite obtains its food from the host resulting in damage to the host
parasite: A (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing the resources produced/collected by another living organism
Lice, fleas, ticks and mites are widely spread parasites.
parasite: A person who relies on other people's efforts and gives little back (originally a sycophant)
welfare parasites: plural form of welfare parasite
parasite: {n} a flatterer of great men, a fawner, a plant growing on another
parasite: A plant living on or within an animal, and supported at its expense, as many species of fungi of the genus Torrubia
parasite: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
parasite: An animal (or plant) that must live on or in an organism of another species, from which it draws its nourishment
parasite: {i} organism which lives on or inside another organism; organism that obtains its livelihood at the expense of another creature
parasite: An organisms that lives on another (its host), from which it obtains food and shelter As the parasite depends upon the host, it usually does not kill the host
parasite: An animal which steals the food of another, as the parasitic jager
parasite: (From Greek -Para=Beside, Site=Food) Organism which lives in or on another organism and feeds on it, for at least part of its life
parasite: An organism that lives inside or on another organism
parasite: An organism that lives on or in another drawing nutrient directly from it
parasite: An animal which lives during the whole or part of its existence on or in the body of some other animal, feeding upon its food, blood, or tissues, as lice, tapeworms, etc
parasite: An animal that lives part of all of it's life at the expense of the health of another animal (the host)
parasite: An organism that feeds on or in a different organism, its host, causing it harm
parasite: An organism that lives on or in an organism of a different species and derives nutrients from it
parasite: Something that lives in, with, or on another organism and obtains benefits from the host, which it usually injures
parasite: An organism that feeds on the tissues of another organism Parasites are one of the major causes of disease in aquarium fishes
parasite: – A plant or animal that lives on or in another organism (the host) from which it gets is sustenance, usually at the expense to the host
parasite: An organism living on and injuring another organism
parasite: an organism that grows and feeds in or on another organism without benefiting the host organism Most parasites are harmless, but some are deadly The most common ways of getting a parasitic infection are from contaminated water and rimming (oral-anal contact)
parasite: an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); the parasite obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
parasite: A useless person who always relies on other peoples work and gives nothing back
parasite: One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at another's expense, and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger-on; a toady; a sycophant
parasite: disapproval If you disapprove of someone because you think that they get money or other things from other people but do not do anything in return, you can call them a parasite
parasite: A plant or animal that lives, grows and feeds on or within another living organism
parasite: An animal which habitually uses the nest of another, as the cowbird and the European cuckoo
parasite: An organism that lives in or on another organism, deriving nourishment at the expense of its host, usually without killing it
parasite: organism or animal that lives on another living animal
parasite: An organism that lives on or in another organism which is called the "host " It does not help the host
parasite: A plant or animal living in, on, or with another living organism from which it obtains food and shelter
parasite: A parasite is a small animal or plant that lives on or inside a larger animal or plant, and gets its food from it
parasite: An organism that lives on or in an organism of a different species (the host) and derives nutrients at the expense of the host
parasite: An organism such as MSX or Dermo living on or in another host organism to its advantage and the disadvantage of the host
parasite: an organism that lives off another animal, but does not generally kill it
parasite: a plant or animal that lives, grows, and feeds on or within another living organism
parasite: a plant or animal living in or on another animal or plant, and deriving its nutrition from the host organism to the detriment of the host
parasite: an organism that consumes part of the tissues of its host, usually without killing the host - an organism which lives on or in another organism, feeding upon it [FAO bis]
parasite: A plant obtaining nourishment immediately from other plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices it absorbs; sometimes, but erroneously, called epiphyte
parasite: A (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing the resources needed by another living organism. See flea, tick, mite
parasite: Organism which lives on or within another organism, on which it feeds