parasitismo

Galician

Etymology

From parásito +‎ -ismo.

Noun

parasitismo m (uncountable)

  1. parasitism

Portuguese

Etymology

From parasita +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.ɾɐ.ziˈtiʒ.mu/

  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧si‧tis‧mo

Noun

parasitismo m (plural parasitismos)

  1. (ecology) parasitism (interaction in which one organism benefits at the expense of another without killing them)
  2. (figuratively) parasitism (the practice of taking advantage of others)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From parásito +‎ -ismo.

Noun

parasitismo m (uncountable)

  1. parasitism

Further reading

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