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| − | '''parasitism''' (''pl.'' parasitisms) – an exploitative, detrimental [[symbiosis]], i. e., a close association of organisms that is detrimental for one of the [[symbionts]]; the [[parasite]] exploiting the [[host]], depriving it of resources like nutrients, sunlight, heat etc. | + | '''parasitism''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' parasitisms; [[Category:Ecology term]][[:Category:Ecology term|ecology term]]) – an exploitative, detrimental [[symbiosis]], i. e., a close association of organisms that is detrimental for one of the [[symbionts]]; the [[parasite]] exploiting the [[host]], depriving it of resources like nutrients, sunlight, heat etc. ''Kind of:'' [[Category:Symbiosis type]][[:Category:Symbiosis type|Symbiosis type]]. |
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parasitism (noun, pl. parasitisms;ecology term) – an exploitative, detrimental symbiosis, i. e., a close association of organisms that is detrimental for one of the symbionts; the parasite exploiting the host, depriving it of resources like nutrients, sunlight, heat etc. Kind of:Symbiosis type.
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