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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin parasītus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos). First attested in 1839.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
paràsit (feminine paràsita, masculine plural paràsits, feminine plural paràsites)
- parasitic (drawing upon another organism for sustenance)
Noun
paràsit m (plural paràsits)
- parasite (an organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species)
- parasite (a person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back)
- Synonym: aprofitat
- (telecommunications) interference
- Synonym: interferència
- skua
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