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parasitism
par·a·sit·ism [ párrəssi tìzzəm, párrə s tìzzəm ] (plural par·a·sit·isms)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. parasitic behavior: symbiosis in which one organism lives as a parasite in or on another organism
2. veterinary medicine 
Same as  parasitosis
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