parasitically

ˌpærəˈsɪtɪkli

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Definition of parasitically - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

harmful

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in a way that harms the host

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The plant grows parasitically on the tree.

destructively

harmfully

like a parasite

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in a manner resembling a parasite

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The plant grows parasitically on the host tree.

dependently

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Origin of parasitically

Greek, parasitos (one who eats at another's table)

Terms with parasitically included in their meaning

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cling parasitically

attach oneself to someone or something in a parasitic manner

Examples of parasitically in a sentence

Some species of fish attach parasitically to larger marine animals.
The fungus spreads parasitically.
Some insects live parasitically on their hosts.

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French:de manière parasitaire, ...
German:parasitär, wie ein Parasit, ...
Italian:parassiticamente, come un parassita, ...
Spanish:parasitariamente, como un parásito, ...
Portuguese:parasitariamente, parasiticamente, ...
Chinese:以寄生的方式, 像寄生虫一样地, ...
Japanese:寄生的に, 寄生虫のように, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ طُفَيْلِيّ, بِطُفَيْلِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:בְּאוֹפֶן טַפִּילִי, בְּצוּרָה טַפִּילִית, ...
Russian:паразитически, как паразит, ...
Ukrainian:паразитично, як паразит, ...
Hindi:हानिकारक तरीके से, परजीवी की तरह, ...
Bengali:ক্ষতিকরভাবে, পরজীবীর মতো, ...
Catalan:parasitariament, com un paràsit, ...
Czech:paraziticky, příživnicky, ...
Danish:parasitisk, ...
Dutch:parasitair, ...
Greek:παρασιτικά, σαν παράσιτο, ...
Hungarian:élősködve, élősködően, ...
Khmer:បែបប៉ារ៉ាស៊ីត, ដោយរស់ពឹងប៉ារ៉ាស៊ីត, ...
Korean:기생적으로, ...
Persian:انگلی, به‌طور انگلی, ...
Polish:pasożytniczo, ...
Portuguese (BR):parasiticamente, ...
Romanian:parazitar, ...
Swedish:parasitärt, som en parasit, ...
Thai:อย่างเป็นปรสิต, อย่างปรสิต, ...
Turkish:parazit olarak, parazit gibi, ...
Vietnamese:một cách ký sinh, ký sinh, ...

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Adverb

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