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parasite meaning in Punjabi

ਪਰਜੀਵੀ

/ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/US/ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/

parasite in Punjabi: ਪਰਜੀਵੀ, ਪੈਰਾਸਾਈਟ. 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.

Punjabi words for parasite

ਪਰਜੀਵੀ, ਪੈਰਾਸਾਈਟ

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.

Synonyms of parasite

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Questions about parasite in Punjabi

What is the meaning of parasite in Punjabi?
Parasite in Punjabi is ਪਰਜੀਵੀ, ਪੈਰਾਸਾਈਟ.
parasite ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Parasite: ਪਰਜੀਵੀ, ਪੈਰਾਸਾਈਟ.
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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Punjabi words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “parasite”. 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 Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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