parasite

parasite

CEFR: C1-C2 /par-a-site/ [p.eh1.r.ah0.s.ay2.t]

Definition: An organism which lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other’s expenseExample senences:

Example Sentences:
If a species of parasite is to survive, the host organism must live long enough for the parasite to reproduce; if the host species becomes extinct, so do its parasites.
Parasitism is a relationship where one organism, known as a parasite lives in or on another organism as a host.