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parasitical a. 寄生的;食客的 寄生的;食客的 parasitical adj 1: relating to or caused by parasites; " parasitic infection" [ synonym: { parasitic}, { parasitical}] 2: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; " a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; " parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; " bloodsucking blackmailer"; " his indolent leechlike existence" [ synonym: { parasitic}, { parasitical}, { leechlike}, { bloodsucking}] Parasitic \ Par` a* sit" ic\ ( p[ a^] r`[. a]* s[ i^] t"[ i^] k), Parasitical\ Par` a* sit" ic* al\ ( p[ a^] r`[. a]* s[ i^] t"[ i^]* kal), a. [ L. parasiticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. parasitique.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. Of the nature of a parasite; having the habits of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. " Parasitic preachers." -- Milton. Syn: leechlike, bloodsucking. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Bot. & Zool.) Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See { Parasite}, 2 & 3. [ 1913 Webster] { Parasitic gull}, { Parasitic jager}. ( Zool.) See { Jager}. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Par` a* sit" ic* al* ly}, adv. -- { Par` a* sit" ic* al* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
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