ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPparasite
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parasite
Meaning: an organism that lives on or in another and benefits at its expense
parasite in a sentence
How parasite is used in real sentences:
The tapeworm is a parasite that lives inside the intestines of its host.
Biologists explained that the small worm behaves like a parasite, drawing nutrients from the fish without ever giving anything back.
“Each wasp larva was a parasite, taking food from its host as it grew.”
— from the passage A Battle Inside
Where it comes from
From Greek parasitos 'one who eats at another's table'
Word parts
- para — beside, alongside; beyond
parasite: para- (beside) + site (food)
Memory hook
PARA-SITE — it sets up its 'site' right next to (para) you and feeds off you.