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parasite meaning in Kannada

ಪರೋಪಜೀವಿ

/ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/US/ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/

parasite in Kannada: ಪರೋಪಜೀವಿ, ಪರಾವಲಂಬಿ, ಪರಪುಷ್ಟ, ಹೊರಕುಳಿ. In English, parasite means 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.

Kannada words for parasite

ಪರೋಪಜೀವಿ, ಪರಾವಲಂಬಿ, ಪರಪುಷ್ಟ, ಹೊರಕುಳಿ, ಪರಾಶ್ರಿತ, ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಪರ

English meaning of parasite

  1. noun 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. noun An internal parasite that is an animal or protist.
  3. noun A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back.
  4. noun A sycophant or hanger-on.

Full definition of parasite

parasite in a sentence

  • Lice, fleas, ticks, and mites are widely spread parasites.

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Questions about parasite in Kannada

What is the meaning of parasite in Kannada?
Parasite in Kannada is ಪರೋಪಜೀವಿ, ಪರಾವಲಂಬಿ, ಪರಪುಷ್ಟ, ಹೊರಕುಳಿ.
parasite ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Parasite: ಪರೋಪಜೀವಿ, ಪರಾವಲಂಬಿ, ಪರಪುಷ್ಟ, ಹೊರಕುಳಿ.
What does parasite mean in English?
Parasite means 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.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: parasite (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: parasite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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