parasitical (Meaning)
parasitical (a)
relating to or caused by parasites
parasitical (s)
of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
parasitical (a.)
Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic.
Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See Parasite, 2 & 3.
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parasitical Sentence Examples
- The tapeworm was a parasitical organism that had taken up residence in the intestine of its host.
- The mistletoe was a parasitical plant that attached itself to the branches of trees.
- The virus was a parasitical microorganism that invaded the cells of its host and used them to reproduce.
- The fungus was a parasitical organism that lived off the dead remains of other organisms.
- The bacteria was a parasitical organism that caused disease in its host.
- The barnacles were parasitical animals that attached themselves to the hulls of ships.
- The fleas were parasitical insects that lived off the blood of their hosts.
- The mosquitoes were parasitical insects that transmitted diseases to their hosts.
- The ticks were parasitical arachnids that fed on the blood of their hosts.
- The parasitic relationship between the two organisms was a perfect example of symbiosis.
FAQs About the word parasitical
relating to or caused by parasites, of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off anotherOf the nature of a parasite; faw
dependent,symbiotic,associational, social, precocial, colonial, subsocial, gregarious,consociational
solitary, solitary, independent, semiautonomous, semiautonomous, independent, nonsocial, nonsocial, autonomous, autonomous
The tapeworm was a parasitical organism that had taken up residence in the intestine of its host.
The mistletoe was a parasitical plant that attached itself to the branches of trees.
The virus was a parasitical microorganism that invaded the cells of its host and used them to reproduce.
The fungus was a parasitical organism that lived off the dead remains of other organisms.
