variants
also parasitical
as in symbiotic
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Her death was likely due to a parasitic wasp–as Main’s team noticed that her burrow cover had been pierced.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Viral, bacterial, or parasitic infections cause STDs.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
It’s also been noted that by his own admission, Kennedy suffered brain loss when a parasitic worm got into his noggin in 2010.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Nov. 2024
The larvae of these flies (Drosophila melanogaster) will also up their ethanol intake when targeted by parasitic wasps.
—New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Viral, bacterial, or parasitic infections cause STDs.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
It’s also been noted that by his own admission, Kennedy suffered brain loss when a parasitic worm got into his noggin in 2010.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Nov. 2024
The larvae of these flies (Drosophila melanogaster) will also up their ethanol intake when targeted by parasitic wasps.
—New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Parasitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parasitic. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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