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parasitism
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parasitism /par·a·sit·ism/ (par´ah-si?tizm)
1. symbiosis in which one population (or individual) adversely affects another, but cannot live without it.
2. infection or infestation with parasites.
par·a·sit·ism (pr-s-tzm, -s-)
n.
A symbiotic relationship in which one species, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host.
parasitism
1. symbiosis in which one population (or individual) adversely affects another, but cannot live without it.
2. infection or infestation with internal or external parasites.
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