Значение "parasite" в словаре английского

parasite в английском

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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.

(Определение parasite из Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

parasite в американском английском

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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.

(Определение parasite из Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)