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寄生物 — meaning in English

jì shēng wù

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English meaning

  • freeloader noun A person who takes advantage of others' generosity without contributing or paying their fair share.
  • parasite noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.
  • parasitic adj Relating to or behaving like a parasite, living off another organism or person.

Senses

寄生物 is used for these senses in English:

  • freeloader (colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
  • parasite (biology) 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.
  • parasitic Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.

parasite — full definition

  1. noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.
  2. noun A person who lives off others' effort or generosity without giving anything back.