English-Thai Dictionary

parasite

N ปรสิต  พยาธิ  พืช หรือ สัตว์ ที่ อาศัย สิ่งมีชีวิต อื่น  leech hanger-on sponge sycophant toady host por-ra-sid

 

parasitic

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ปรสิต  parasitical kiao-kab-po-ra-sid

 

parasiticide

N ตัว ทำลาย ปรสิต หรือ กาฝาก 

 

parasitism

N ความ เป็น กา ใาก หรือ พยาธิ  ความ เป็น ปรสิต 

 

parasitize

VT อาศัย สิ่งมีชีวิต อื่น  เกาะ สิ่ง อื่น  infest abound ar-sai-siang-me-che-wid-uen

 

parasitology

N ปรสิตวิทยา  พยาธิวิทยา  etiology nosology po-ra-sid-wid-ta-ya

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PARASITE

n.[L. parasita; Gr. by, and corn. ] 1. In ancient Greece, a priest or minister of the gods whose office was to gather of the husbandman the corn allotted for public sacrifices. The parasites also superintended the sacrifices.
2. In modern usage, a trencher friend; one that frequents the tables of the rich and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger on; a fawning flatterer.
3. In botany, a plant growing on the stem or branch of another plant and receiving its nourishment from it, as the mistletoe.

 

PARASITIC, PARASITICAL

a.Flattering; wheedling; fawning for bread or favors. 1. Growing on the stem or branch of another plant; as a parasitic plant.

 

PARASITICALLY

adv. In a flattering or wheedling manner; by dependence on another.

 

PARASITISM

n.The behavior or manners of a parasite.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PARASITA

Par `a *si "ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)(a ) An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc. (b ) A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth, as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. Called also Siphonostomata.

 

PARASITAL

PARASITAL Par "a *si `tal, a. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to parasites; parasitic.

 

PARASITE

Par "a *site, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. parasitus, Gr.

 

1. One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at another's expense, and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger-on; a toady; a sycophant. Thou, with trembling fear, Or like a fawning parasite, obey'st.Milton. Parasites were called such smell-feasts as would seek to be free guests at rich men's tables. Udall.

 

2. (Bot. ) (a ) A plant obtaining nourishment immediately from other plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices it absorbs; -- sometimes, but erroneously, called epiphyte. (b ) A plant living on or within an animal, and supported at its expense, as many species of fungi of the genus Torrubia.

 

3. (Zoöl.) (a ) An animal which lives during the whole or part of its existence on or in the body of some other animal, feeding upon its food, blood, or tissues, as lice, tapeworms, etc. (b ) An animal which steals the food of another, as the parasitic jager. (c ) An animal which habitually uses the nest of another, as the cowbird and the European cuckoo.

 

PARASITIC; PARASITICAL

Par `a *sit "ic, Par `a *sit "ic *al, a. Etym: [L. parasiticus, Gr. parasitique.]

 

1. Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. "Parasitic preachers." Milton.

 

2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See Parasite, 2 & 3. Parasitic gull, Parasitic jager. (Zoöl.) See Jager. -- Par `a *sit "ic *al *ly, adv. -- Par `a *sit "ic *al *ness, n.

 

PARASITICIDE

Par `a *sit "i *cide, n. Etym: [Parasite + L. caedere to kill. ]

 

Defn: Anything used to destroy parasites. Quain.

 

PARASITISM

Par "a *si `tism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. parasitisme.]

 

1. The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite. "Court parasitism. " Milton.

 

2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The state of being parasitic.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

parasite

par a site |ˈparəˌsīt ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt | ▶noun an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host ) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense. • derogatory a person who habitually relies on or exploits others and gives nothing in return. Parasites exist in huge variety, including animals, plants, and microorganisms. They may live as ectoparasites on the surface of the host (e.g., arthropods such as ticks, mites, lice, fleas, and many insects infesting plants ) or as endoparasites in the gut or tissues (e.g., many kinds of worm ), and cause varying degrees of damage or disease to the host. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitos ‘(person ) eating at another's table, ’ from para- ‘alongside ’ + sitos ‘food. ’

 

parasitemia

par a sit e mi a |ˌparəsīˈtēmēə ˌpærəsaɪˈtimiə |(Brit. parasitaemia ) ▶noun Medicine the demonstrable presence of parasites in the blood.

 

parasitic

par a sit ic |ˌparəˈsitik ˌpɛrəˈsɪdɪk | ▶adjective (of an organism ) living as a parasite: mistletoe is parasitic on trees. • resulting from infestation by a parasite: mortality from parasitic diseases. • derogatory habitually relying on or exploiting others: attacks on the parasitic existence of Party functionaries. • Phonetics (of a speech sound ) inserted without etymological justification (e.g., the b in thimble ); epenthetic. DERIVATIVES par a sit i cal adjective, par a sit i cal ly adverb, par a sit ism |ˈparəsiˌtizəm, -ˌsī - |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitikos, from parasitos ‘(person ) eating at another's table. ’

 

parasiticide

par a sit i cide |ˌparəˈsitəˌsīd ˌpærəˈsɪdəˌsaɪd | ▶noun a substance used in medicine and veterinary medicine to kill parasites (esp. those other than bacteria or fungi ).

 

parasitize

par a si tize |ˈparəsiˌtīz, -sī -ˈpærəsətaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] infest or exploit (an organism or part ) as a parasite. DERIVATIVES par a sit i za tion |ˌparəsiˌtīˈzāSHən, -sī - |noun

 

parasitoid

par a sit oid |ˈparəsiˌtoid, -ˌsī -ˈpærəsəˌtɔɪd |Entomology ▶noun an insect (e.g., the ichneumon wasp ) whose larvae live as parasites that eventually kill their hosts (typically other insects ).

 

parasitology

par a si tol o gy |ˌparəsiˈtäləjē, -sī -ˌpærəsəˈtɑləʤi | ▶noun the branch of biology or medicine concerned with the study of parasitic organisms. DERIVATIVES par a si to log i cal |ˌparəˌsītlˈäjikəl, -ˌsitl- |adjective, par a si tol o gist |-jist |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

parasitaemia

parasitaemia |ˌparəsɪˈtiːmɪə |(US parasitemia ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine the demonstrable presence of parasites in the blood.

 

parasite

para |site |ˈparəsʌɪt | ▶noun 1 an organism which lives in or on another organism (its host ) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense. Parasites exist in huge variety and include animals, plants, and micro-organisms. They may live as ectoparasites on the surface of the host (e.g. arthropods such as ticks, mites, lice, fleas, and many insects infesting plants ) or as endoparasites in the gut or tissues (e.g. many kinds of worm ), and cause varying degrees of damage or disease to the host. 2 derogatory a person who habitually relies on or exploits others and gives nothing in return. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitos ‘(person ) eating at another's table ’, from para- ‘alongside ’ + sitos ‘food ’.

 

parasitic

para |sit ¦ic |parəˈsɪtɪk | ▶adjective 1 (of an organism ) living as a parasite: mistletoe is parasitic on trees. • resulting from infestation by a parasite: mortality from parasitic diseases. 2 derogatory habitually relying on or exploiting others: attacks on the parasitic existence of Party functionaries. 3 Phonetics (of a speech sound ) inserted without etymological justification (e.g. the b in thimble ); epenthetic. DERIVATIVES parasitical adjective, parasitically adverb, parasitism noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitikos, from parasitos ‘(person ) eating at another's table ’.

 

parasitic bronchitis

para |sit ¦ic bron |chitis ▶noun technical term for husk 2 ( sense 1 of the noun ).

 

parasiticide

parasiticide |ˌparəˈsɪtɪsʌɪd | ▶noun a substance used in medicine and veterinary medicine to kill parasites (especially those other than bacteria or fungi ).

 

parasitize

parasitize |ˈparəsʌɪtʌɪz, -sɪ - |(also parasitise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] infest or exploit (an organism or part ) as a parasite. DERIVATIVES parasitization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun

 

parasitoid

parasitoid |ˈparəsɪtɔɪd | ▶noun Entomology an insect whose larvae live as parasites which eventually kill their hosts, e.g. an ichneumon wasp.

 

parasitology

parasitology |ˌparəsɪˈtɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the branch of biology or medicine concerned with the study of parasitic organisms. DERIVATIVES parasitological adjective, parasitologically adverb, parasitologist noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

parasite

parasite noun she longed to be free of the parasites in her family: hanger-on, cadger, leech, passenger; informal bloodsucker, sponger, bottom feeder, scrounger, freeloader, mooch.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

parasite

parasite noun Sam was a parasite with no interest in anything but drink and gambling: hanger-on, cadger, leech, passenger, drone; informal bloodsucker, sponger, sponge, scrounger, freeloader; Brit. informal ligger; N. Amer. informal moocher, mooch; Austral. /NZ informal bludger. WORD LINKS parasite parasitophobia fear of parasites parasitology branch of medicine concerning parasitic organisms Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

parasitic

parasitic adjective the parasitic behaviour of some bureaucrats: exploitative, parasitical; informal bloodsucking, sponging, freeloading.

 

Duden Dictionary

Parasit

Pa ra sit Substantiv, maskulin , der |Paras i t |der Parasit; Genitiv: des Parasiten, Plural: die Parasiten lateinisch parasitus < griechisch parásitos = Tischgenosse; Schmarotzer, eigentlich = neben einem anderen essend, zu: pará = neben und sĩtos = Speise 1 Biologie tierischer oder pflanzlicher Schmarotzer; Lebewesen, das aus dem Zusammenleben mit anderen Lebewesen einseitig Nutzen zieht, die es oft auch schädigt und bei denen es Krankheiten hervorrufen kann 2 Literaturwissenschaft (in der antiken Komödie ) Figur des gefräßigen, komisch-sympathischen Schmarotzers, der sich durch kleine Dienste in reiche Häuser einschmeichelt 3 Geologie kleiner, am Hang eines Vulkans auftretender Krater

 

parasitär

pa ra si tär Adjektiv |parasit ä r |französisch parasitaire 1 Biologie Parasiten 1 , ihre Daseinsweise betreffend; durch Parasiten 1 hervorgerufen viele Würmer leben parasitär 2 bildungssprachlich abwertend einem Parasiten 1 ähnlich auf Kosten anderer lebend; wie Parasiten 1 ; schmarotzerhaft missbräuchliches und parasitäres Verhalten

 

Parasitentum

Pa ra si ten tum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Paras i tentum |Schmarotzertum, Parasitismus

 

parasitieren

pa ra si tie ren schwaches Verb Biologie |parasit ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « als Parasit 1 leben

 

parasitisch

pa ra si tisch Adjektiv |paras i tisch auch …ˈzɪ …|parasitär

 

Parasitismus

Pa ra si tis mus Substantiv, maskulin Biologie , der |Parasit i smus |parasitäre Lebensweise, Daseinsform

 

Parasitologie

Pa ra si to lo gie Substantiv, feminin , die |Parasitolog ie | -logie Wissenschaft von den pflanzlichen und tierischen Parasiten als Teilgebiet der Biologie

 

parasitologisch

pa ra si to lo gisch Adjektiv |parasitol o gisch |die Parasitologie betreffend, zu ihr gehörend

 

parasitotrop

pa ra si to trop Adjektiv Medizin |parasitotr o p |gegen Parasiten 1 wirkend

 

French Dictionary

parasitaire

parasitaire adj. adjectif Causé par des parasites. : Une maladie parasitaire. Note Orthographique parasit aire.

 

parasite

parasite adj. et n. m. adjectif et nom masculin 1 Organisme végétal ou animal qui vit aux dépens d ’un autre organisme. : Un parasite végétal. Des vers parasites. 2 Personne qui vit aux dépens d ’une autre, de la société. : Ils ne travaillent pas et préfèrent être des parasites. Note Technique Ce nom est de genre masculin. Cette jeune personne est un parasite sympathique. LOCUTION (Bruits ) parasites. Perturbations limitant la réception des signaux radioélectriques.

 

parasiter

parasiter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Vivre en parasite aux dépens d ’un être vivant, d ’un groupe. 2 Perturber la réception des signaux radioélectriques par des bruits parasites. aimer

 

Spanish Dictionary

parasitar

parasitar verbo transitivo 1 Vivir como parásito de otro ser vivo :del cornezuelo, que parasita a numerosos cereales, se obtiene una gran cantidad de sustancias útiles en farmacología; en ocasiones, los virus presentan una envoltura formada por la membrana de la célula parasitada .2 verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo Vivir o estar sin hacer nada y a costa de otra persona o de la sociedad :parasitar a una familia; estar parasitando .

 

parasitario, -ria

parasitario, -ria adjetivo De los parásitos o que tiene relación con estos organismos :enfermedad parasitaria; vida parasitaria .SINÓNIMO parasítico .

 

parasiticida

parasiticida adjetivo /nombre masculino [sustancia ] Que sirve para exterminar los parásitos .

 

parasítico, -ca

parasítico, -ca adjetivo biol De los parásitos o que tiene relación con estos organismos .SINÓNIMO parasitario .

 

parasitismo

parasitismo nombre masculino 1 Sistema de vida de los parásitos :el parasitismo se produce cuando un individuo vive a expensas de otro al que puede perjudicar .2 Forma de vida de la persona que vive a expensas de otra y se aprovecha de ella :para subsistir y no ser acusado de parasitismo se empleó como vigilante nocturno en una firma maderera .

 

parásito, -ta

parásito, -ta adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [organismo ] Que se alimenta de las sustancias que elabora un ser vivo de distinta especie, viviendo en su interior o sobre su superficie, con lo que suele causarle algún daño o enfermedad :bacterias parásitas; larvas parásitas de peces; las pulgas y los piojos son parásitos de los animales y las personas; el cornezuelo es un hongo parásito del centeno y la cizaña .2 adjetivo [forma de vida ] Que es propio de los organismos parásitos :vida parásita .3 nombre masculino y femenino despectivo Persona que vive a costa de otra persona o de la sociedad :ese hombre es un parásito que se aprovecha de su familia y no pega ni golpe; ser un parásito de la sociedad .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvii ) del latín parasitus y este del griego parásitos ‘comensal ’, derivado de siteîn ‘alimentar ’ y este de sîtos ‘trigo ’, ‘alimentos ’, propiamente ‘que come junto a ’. Tomado en el sentido peyorativo de la acepción ‘persona que vive a costa de otra ’, posteriormente se especializa en designar por analogía la acepción ‘organismo que se alimenta de las sustancias que elabora un ser vivo de distinta especie ’.

 

parasitología

parasitología nombre femenino Parte de la biología que estudia los parásitos y su relación con el hospedante, especialmente con el ser humano .

 

parasitosis

parasitosis nombre femenino Enfermedad causada por parásitos .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

parasite

par a site /pǽrəsàɪt /名詞 C 1 «…への » 寄生動物, 寄生虫 ; 寄生植物 «on , of » .2 «…の » 居候 （いそうろう ）, 寄食者, 食客 ; 【人に 】たかる人 (sponger ) «on » .

 

parasitic

par a sit ic -i cal /pæ̀rəsɪ́tɪk //-tɪk (ə )l /形容詞 1 寄生する, 寄生性の ; 寄生虫 [動物, 植物 ]の [による ]▸ a parasitic disease 寄生虫病 2 «…に » 居候 （いそうろう ）して, 寄食して «on » .