寄生虫 — meaning in English

English meaning

• louse noun A tiny wingless insect that lives as a parasite on the skin or hair of animals and people.
• parasite noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.

Senses

寄生虫 is used for these senses in English:

• louse A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
• 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.

louse — full definition

1. noun A tiny wingless insect that lives as a parasite on the skin or hair of animals and people.
2. noun An informal, insulting term for a despicable or deceitful person.
3. verb To search for and remove lice from someone or something.

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.

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