parasite

Example Sentences

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Independent masters articulated grievances through “producerism”—the belief that labor created all value and merchants were parasites.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the relatively few insects that succeeded in ingesting malaria parasite-infected blood in experiments, the ability of the parasites to infect the mosquito was sharply reduced as well.

From Science Daily

In other words, they're the exact opposite of Musk, a wealthy parasite who subsists mainly by taking credit for other people's hard work.

From Salon

Severe malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which infects and modifies red blood cells.

From Science Daily

In the study, 10 children had parasites with genetic mutations previously associated with artemisinin partial resistance.

From Science Daily