- parasitization
- noun see parasitize
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
parasitization
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parasitization — (Amer.) n. act of infesting with parasites; living as parasites (also parasitisation) … English contemporary dictionary
parasitization — n. [Gr. para, beside; sitos, food] The act of an organism taking food from the body of another organism (host) for the completion of its life cycle; usually detrimental to the host … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
parasitization — noun The act of being or becoming a parasite … Wiktionary
parasitization — par·a·sit·iza·tion … English syllables
parasitization — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsīd.ə̇ˈzāshən, ītə̇ noun ( s) : the state of being parasitized … Useful english dictionary
fasciolopsiasis — Parasitization by any of the flukes of the genus Fasciolopsis. * * * fas·ci·o·lop·si·a·sis .läp sī ə səs n, pl a·ses .sēz infestation with or disease caused by a large intestinal fluke of the genus Fasciolopsis (F. buski) * * * n. a disease,… … Medical dictionary
parasitizations — parasitization (Amer.) n. act of infesting with parasites; living as parasites (also parasitisation) … English contemporary dictionary
Melon fly — Adult melon fly Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Orthohalarachne — attenuata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda … Wikipedia
parasitize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: circa 1890 to infest or live on or with as a parasite • parasitization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
