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a parasite which derives its substance from the food of its host
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
commensal parasite
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commensal — /kəˈmɛnsəl/ (say kuh mensuhl) adjective 1. eating together at the same table. 2. (of an animal or plant) living with, on, or in another, but neither one at the expense of the other (distinguished from parasite). –noun 3. a companion at table. 4.… …
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parasite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sycophant, fawner, hanger on, freeloader (inf.); leech, bloodsucker; inquiline, commensal; symbiont, symbiotic. See servility, flattery. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A plant or animal living on another] Syn … English dictionary for students
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