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parasitisms

parasitisms is the plural of parasitism.

Meaning of parasitism

Noun

parasitism (usually uncountable, plural parasitisms)

  1. (usually) Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.
  2. (figuratively, usually) A similar interaction between people or things.
    • We accused her of parasitism in taking his hard-earned money for new dresses.

Questions about parasitisms

What is parasitisms the plural of?
Parasitisms is the plural of parasitism.

Words near parasitisms in the dictionary

  1. parasitise
  2. parasitised
  3. parasitises
  4. parasitising
  5. parasitism
  6. parasitisms
  7. parasitistatic
  8. parasitization
  9. parasitizations
  10. parasitize
  11. parasitized

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