Parasitic synonyms

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bloodsucking
(By extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
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parasitical
Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of a parasite; parasitic
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freeloading
Of or characteristic of a parasite
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dependence (related)
Of or characteristic of a parasite
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leechlike
Resembling a leech or some aspect of one; clinging, parasitic.
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epenthetic
(Linguistics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis; having been inserted into a word, as an epenthetic phoneme or syllable.
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parasite (related)
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nematode (related)
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platyhelminthes (related)
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root knot (related)
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helminth (related)
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monogenean (related)
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saprophytic (related)
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protozoon (related)
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cestode (related)
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filarial (related)
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commensal (related)
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protozoan (related)
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arthropod (related)
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free-living (related)
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wolbachia (related)
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Find another word for parasitic. In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for parasitic, like: bloodsucking, parasitical, freeloading, dependence, leechlike, epenthetic, parasite, nematode, platyhelminthes, root knot and helminth.
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Parasitic Sentence Examples

  • The parasitic cycle has been broken, and the insect is no longer infected.

  • the soil to the depth of many feet, and from it springs the most marvellous tangle of huge trees, shrubs, bushes, underwood, creepers, climbing plants and trailing vines, the whole hung with ferns, mosses, and parasitic growths, and bound together by rattans and huge rope-like trailers.

  • The Nematoda which are parasitic during their whole life may similarly be divided into two classes - those which undergo their development in a single host, and those which undergo their development in the bodies of two distinct hosts.

  • With regard to the parasites, which are the actual cause of malaria in man, an account of them is given under the heading of Parasitic Diseases, and little need be said about them here.

  • Oxen, sheep, dogs, monkeys, bats, and probably horses also suffer from similar parasitic diseases.

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