In all of human society, three factors come into play at every level: competitiveness, cooperation, and parasitism.
Source: tatoeba (10201093)
Parasitism
/ˈpæɹəs(a)ɪˌtɪzm̩/
Synonyms for "parasitism" (79 found)
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Noun(13 words)
free ridingfreeloadinginfestationsmoochingparasite host interactionparasite-host relationshipparasitesparasitic diseaseparasitic infectionparasitic interactionparasitic relationshipparasitosissponging
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7 entriesectoparasitismendoparasitismfree ridinghelminthiasisintestinal parasitosisprotozoan infectionsponging
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5 entriesantiparasitic therapyclinical parasitologyparasite loadparasitic diseaseparasitic infection
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8 total sentences available.
There is no virtue in parasitism.
Source: tatoeba (10890128)
The age of parasitism is done. The Goddess will crush each tick's head.
Source: tatoeba (10890136)
Symbiosis and commensalism must be distinguished from parasitism, which indicates that all the advantage is on the side of the parasite, and nothing but loss on the side of the host.
Source: tatoeba (11899408)
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