Significado de "parasite" no Dicionário de Inglês

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"parasite" no Inglês

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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.

(Definição de "parasite" do Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"parasite" no Inglês Americano

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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.

(Definição de "parasite" do Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)