Définition anglaise de “parasite”

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parasitenoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈpær.ə.saɪt/ us ​ /ˈper.ə.saɪt/

› an animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it:

The older drugs didn't deal effectively with the malaria parasite.

› disapproving a person who is lazy and lives by other people working, giving them money, etc.:

Financial speculators are parasites on the national economy.

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(Definition of “parasite” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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parasitenoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈpær·əˌsɑɪt/

› biology an animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it

› A parasite is also a person who uses others to obtain an advantage without doing anything in exchange.

(Definition of “parasite” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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