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Liono4ka [1.6K]
3 years ago
11

What is the definition of parasite?

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2 answers:
Arturiano [62]3 years ago
7 0
An organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense.
MAVERICK [17]3 years ago
6 0
an animal or plant that lives in or on another animal or plant and gets food or protection from it
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