Where does “parasitism” come from?
Parasitism derives from English parasite plus the Ancient Greek suffix -ισμός, from Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος meaning "one who eats at another's table," from παρά meaning "beside" and per- in Proto-Indo-European.
parasitism (English): Interaction between two organisms, in which one...
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- Interaction between two organisms, in which one...
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