parasitism
Syllables: par·a·sit·ism/ˈpæɹəs(a)ɪˌtɪzm̩/
parasitism noun: interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.
Noun
parasitism (usually uncountable, plural parasitisms)
- Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.
- A similar interaction between people or things.
- We accused her of parasitism in taking his hard-earned money for new dresses.
- These devices' energy consumption is parasitism upon the electrical grid.
parasitism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Indonesian
parasitism in Hindi
- interaction between two organisms
- परजीविता parjīvitā
parasitism in Tamil
- ஒட்டுண்ணி நோய், ஒட்டுண்ணித்தன்மை, ஒட்டுண்ணித்துவம், ஒட்டுண்ணி வாழ்வு, ஒட்டுண்ணியியல்பு, மல்லை வாழ்வு
parasitism in Telugu
- parasitism
- పరాన్నజీవనము parānnajīvanamu
parasitism in Indonesian
- interaction between two organisms
- parasitisme
More languagesFewer languages
- parasitism in Vietnamese
- sự ký sinh, ký sinh trùng
Examples of parasitism in a sentence
- We introduced parasitism into the standard PSO to develop a multiswarm PSO that balances exploration and exploitation.
- Bacteria vary greatly in their food requirements from extreme examples of prototrophism and autotrophism to extreme parasitism.
- Iberian harvester ant queens have been observed tracking down males of a different species, a phenomenon known as sperm parasitism.
Forms of parasitism
| plural | parasitisms |
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Origin of parasitism
From parasite + -ism. Cognate with French parasitisme and Portuguese and Spanish parasitismo.
Words formed from parasitism
Questions about parasitism
- What does parasitism mean?
- Parasitism means interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.
- What is parasitism in Hindi?
- Parasitism in Hindi is परजीविता (parjīvitā). See Parasitism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is parasitism?
- Parasitism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce parasitism?
- Parasitism is pronounced /ˈpæɹəs(a)ɪˌtɪzm̩/.
- What is the plural of parasitism?
- The plural of parasitism is parasitisms.
Words near parasitism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: parasitism (page history and authors); parasitism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); పరాన్నజీవనము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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