Adjective: parasitic ,per-u'si-tik [N. Amer], ,pa-ru'si-tik [Brit]
- Of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
"a wealthy class parasitic upon the labour of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees";
- parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking
- Relating to or caused by parasites
"parasitic infection";
- parasitical
- Of or pertaining to epenthesis
"The parasitic vowel sound was added to make the word easier to pronounce";
- epenthetic
See also: dependent
Encyclopedia: Parasitic