parasite
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His 80-year-old father, Lupe Nieto, is all too familiar with the parasite.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
If not contained, the parasite could saddle Texas ranchers with more than $700 million in losses a year, largely from livestock deaths, according to U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
On a recent episode of What Next, host Mary Harris spoke to Draper about the dangers posed by the parasite and the next steps.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Another theory, proposed in earlier studies, suggests the parasite may have arrived in red foxes imported for hunting about a century ago.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Some attach their eggs to a caterpillar by means of a sticky solution; on hatching, the larval parasite bores through the skin of the host.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing parasite
Life Science: Ecosystems
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Ecology - Introductory
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