parasitism
/ˈpærəsaɪtɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण पैरसाइटिज़म
परजीविता
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noun
- 1
[U] technical
a relationship between two living things in which one lives on or in the other and gets food from it, harming it
परजीविता
- Tapeworm infection is a classic example of parasitism.
- Parasitism differs from symbiosis, in which both partners benefit.
- 2
[U] disapproving
the behaviour of a person who lives off others without giving anything in return
परजीवीपन, दूसरों पर पलना
- He accused the rich elite of economic parasitism.