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parasitically |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parasitic \Par`a*sit"ic\, Parasitical \Par`a*sit"ic*al\, a. [L. parasiticus Gr ?: cf F. parasitique.] 1. Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. ``Parasitic preachers.'' --Milton. 2. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to parasites; living on or deriving nourishment from some other living animal or plant. See {Parasite}, 2 & 3. {Parasitic gull}, {Parasitic jager}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Jager}. -- {Par`a*sit"ic*al*ly}, adv -- {Par`a*sit"ic*al*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: parasitically adv : in a parasitic manner
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