parasita

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parasita

  • /pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈzi.tɐ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do grego antigo παράσιτο.

adjective

  1. Biologia diz-se de organismo que vive à custa de outro
  2. que vive à custa de outros
  3. inútil

noun

  1. Biologia organismo animal ou vegetal que vive à custa de outro
  2. figuratively pessoa que vive à custa de outra

In English

  • leech person who derives profit from others
  • parasite (biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism
  • deadbeat lazy person, depending upon financially independent people for support
  • parasitic pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite
  • bloodsucker one who attempts to take as much from others as possible

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"parasita." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/parasita. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

parasita. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/parasita

Chicago

"parasita." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/parasita.

BibTeX
@misc{parasita_2026,
  title = {parasita},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/parasita},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}