Parasites is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for PARASITES in dictionary:

NOUN:
• PARASITE, an organism that lives and feeds on another
• a person who habitually relies on or exploits others and gives nothing in return
• an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• an organism that lives and feeds on or in another organism

Words related to PARASITES

parasite10

Words that contain PARASITES

exoparasites21 ectoparasites17 endoparasites16 hemiparasites20 semiparasites17 holoparasites18 hyperparasites24 microparasites20

How to use PARASITES in a sentence

• From the consideration of animal parasites as the direct causes of disease, we naturally come to the contemplation of the subject of insects as the carriers of disease.
• Competition made the parasites as discontented as their prey.
• All parasites seem to have descended from free living beasts.
• They left religious affairs to take their chance, and accordingly those affairs fell into the hands of ignorant and infuriated ecclesiastics, parasites, eunuchs, and slaves.
• But it was a long time before the door opened and the second of his old-rose parasites came in.
• Throughout life, evidently, he has had capital fingers for plucking off parasites.
• Marie became the mere secretary to record the wishes of these parasites.
• But by heaven, I tell you we parasites feel the call more unmistakably still, for no one else ever feels for us or calls us, either.
• As many as twenty of these disgusting parasites have sometimes been found within the body of a single cod-fish.
• Sheep must be protected against blood-thirsty dogs and external and internal parasites.
• These precautions will be found valuable aids in the destruction of the various animal parasites, as well as a protection from some more serious troubles.
• Everyone who takes an interest in the garden knows how destructive the insect pests and vegetable parasites can be.
• Abnormal developments of all kinds in stems, leaves, and flowers, may be produced by parasites, insects, or fungi.
• Sitting behind his little boy, he picked out the little parasites with his nails, and crushed them between his teeth with a look of satisfaction.
• At such a place there must be hangers-on and parasites who see something of the game.
• Lord Wharton took to Ireland Clayton to write him musical entertainments, and a train of parasites of quality.
• It is true that a few changes were made in the house, and the hangers-on and parasites were put to immediate flight.
• Meat containing white specks is probably infested by parasites and should not be used as food.
• On one tree in Java I have counted thirteen species of such parasites, nearly all ferns.
• Ethics, aesthetics, manners, satire, are all indeed to be found in the dialogue, but they are only there as incident to the central figure of the sketch, the prodigy of parasites.
• The peculiar lethargy which has given the disease its name does not appear until the nervous system is invaded by the parasites.
• Such a large proportion of it is infected with parasites, or is otherwise diseased, that it would he dangerous to eat it raw, even were it palatable in such a state.
• These tribes, who really live as the parasites of their flocks and herds, depending on them entirely for subsistence, often multiply rapidly.

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