单词 | parasitism |
释义 | parasitism /par"euh suy tiz'euhm, -si-/, n. 1. Biol. a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another. 2. a parasitic mode of life or existence. 3. Pathol. a diseased condition due to parasites. 4. (in some totalitarian countries) a. unemployment or refusal to work. b. employment in work considered nonessential by the state. [1605-15; PARASITE + -ISM] |
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