单词 | semiparasitic |
释义 | semiparasitic[ sem-ee-par-uh-sit-ik, sem-ahy- ] / ˌsɛm iˌpær əˈsɪt ɪk, ˌsɛm aɪ- / adjectiveBiology. commonly parasitic but also capable of living on dead or decaying animal matter. Botany. partly parasitic and partly photosynthetic. Origin of semiparasiticFirst recorded in 1875–80; semi- + parasitic OTHER WORDS FROM semiparasiticsem·i·par·a·site [sem-ee-par-uh-sahyt, sem-ahy-], /ˌsɛm iˈpær əˌsaɪt, ˌsɛm aɪ-/, nounsem·i·par·a·sit·ism [sem-ee-par-uh-sahy-tiz-uhm, sem-ahy-], /ˌsɛm iˈpær əˌsaɪ tɪz əm, ˌsɛm aɪ-/, nounWords nearby semiparasiticsemioviparous, Semipalatinsk, semipalmate, semipalmated plover, semipalmated sandpiper, semiparasitic, semipermanent, semipermeable, semiplastic, semipolar bond, semipolitical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for semiparasitic
British Dictionary definitions for semiparasiticsemiparasitic / (ˌsɛmɪˌpærəˈsɪtɪk) / adjective(of plants, such as mistletoe) obtaining some food from a host but undergoing photosynthesis at the same time (of bacteria or fungi) usually parasitic but capable of living as a saprotroph Derived forms of semiparasiticsemiparasite (ˌsɛmɪˈpærəsaɪt), nounsemiparasitism (ˌsɛmɪˈpærəsɪˌtɪzəm), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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