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The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite.

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  1. n. The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite.
  2. n. The state of being parasitic.
  3. n. the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
  4. 1. The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite. "Court parasitism." Milton. 2. (Bot. & Zoöl.) The state of being parasitic.
  5. n:100 n. the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)