parasit

parasit m (plural parasits)

1. parasite

From Dutch parasiet, from Middle French parasite, from Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos, literally “person who eats at the table of another”).

• IPA^(key): [paˈra.sɪt]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧sit

parasit (plural parasit-parasit)

1. parasite,
   1. (figurative) a person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back
   2. (biology, parasitology, pathology) an organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism
2. showy mistletoes (Loranthaceae), a parasitic plant

   Synonyms: benalu, pasilan

• parasitologi (“parasitology”)

• “parasit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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parasit m (feminine singular parasita, masculine plural parasits, feminine plural parasitas)

1. parasitic (drawing upon another organism for sustenance)

parasit c

1. parasite (a (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing the resources needed by another (generally desirable) living organism)
2. (figuratively) a parasite (person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back)

• parasitera

• parasit in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• parasit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• parasit in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)