parasite

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.

   “Lice, fleas, ticks, and mites are widely spread parasites.”

2. isim An internal parasite that is an animal or protist.

   “Select a disease class Virus: Fastest evolution, Most affected by environment, Bonus to infectivity Bacteria: Medium evolution, Normally affected by environment, Bonus to drug resistance Parasite: Slowest evolution, Least affected by environment, Low visibility”

3. isim A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back.

   “A royalist who publicly called for a military intervention to protect the parasite monarchy.”

4. isim A sycophant or hanger-on.
5. isim A climbing plant which is supported by a wall, trellis etc.

   “Her golden tresses shade / The bosom's stainless pride, / Curling like tendrils of the parasite / Around a marble column.”

6. isim A retainer or companion of an ancient Celtic warrior, who praised him in song or poetry at gatherings; a bard.
7. isim A component of a composite aircraft which is carried aloft and air-launched by a larger carrier aircraft or mother ship to support the primary mission of the carrier; a parasite aircraft.

   “[…] parasiting and aerial refueling as range-extension measures. Second, parasiting would be exorbitantly expensive, because each parasite bomber would need its own carrier. Two bombers could be serviced by a single tanker, however,[…]”

8. isim An isolated (FSDU) (freestanding display unit )

   “parasite display”

9. fiil To parasitize.

   “... parasiting upon her husband, taking everything and giving nothing in return, this woman had brought her husband to a condition of serious ill health because of his grief, anxiety, and despair over her failure.”