parasite
/ˈpærəsaɪt/noun
उच्चारण पैरसाइट
परजीवी
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a small animal or plant that lives on or inside another animal or plant and gets its food from it
परजीवी
- Lice and tapeworms are parasites.
- The malaria parasite is carried by mosquitoes.
- Tapeworms are parasites that live in the gut.
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- Mistletoe is a plant parasite that grows on trees.
- Clean water protects people from parasites.
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[C] disapproving
a person who always relies on or benefits from other people and gives nothing back
दूसरों पर जीने वाला, मुफ़्तखोर व्यक्ति
- He is a parasite who has lived off his brother for years.
- Nobody respected the parasite who never repaid a single loan.
- The old uncle was a parasite who lived on his relatives.
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- Don't be a parasite on your friends; earn your own living.
- They looked upon the idle landlord as a parasite on the village.
Synonyms sponger hanger-on freeloader
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Synonyms
sponger hanger-on freeloader
AaSpelling
par·a·site
?Which word?
Compare host (the organism a parasite lives on), symbiosis (two organisms living together to mutual benefit), predator (an animal that hunts others).
Host (जिस पर परजीवी रहता है), symbiosis (दो जीवों का परस्पर लाभ से साथ रहना) और predator (शिकार करने वाला जानवर) से तुलना कीजिए।
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One-word substitution
An animal or plant that lives on another; a person who lives at the expense of others.
'दूसरे जीव पर जीने वाला जीव' और 'दूसरों के खर्च पर जीने वाला व्यक्ति' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।