parasite's
Leech's own thing
Parasite's is the possessive form of parasite—an organism that lives on or in a host, drawing nutrients at the host's expense.
The word extends to people who take from others without contributing: The parasite's demands grew increasingly bold.
The parasite's lifecycle depends entirely on finding suitable hosts.
One receiving guests
- feedingGiving food to
- lifecycleStages from beginning to end
- infestationPest takeover situation
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
eggs · transmission · vector · carrier · attachment · bloodsucking · intestinal · infection
Selfish use of others
- user'sBelonging to the person interacting
- taker'sPossessive of acceptor
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- drainChannel for wastewater
freeloading · manipulation · entitlement · laziness · selfishness · imposition
Interspecies biological interdependence
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- commensalismNeutral host, benefiting guest
- nicheRecessed wall space
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
coevolution · predation · relationship · balance · food chain · interdependence · population · dynamics
host
One receiving guests
- feedingGiving food to
- lifecycleStages from beginning to end
- infestationPest takeover situation
larvae · eggs · transmission · vector · carrier · attachment · bloodsucking · intestinal · infection · symptoms
exploitation
Selfish use of others
- user'sBelonging to the person interacting
- taker'sPossessive of acceptor
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
drain · freeloading · manipulation · entitlement · laziness · selfishness · imposition
symbiosis
Interspecies biological interdependence
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- commensalismNeutral host, benefiting guest
- nicheRecessed wall space
ecosystem · coevolution · predation · relationship · balance · food chain · interdependence · population · dynamics · evolution
basement
Subterranean building level
- wealthyHaving abundant financial resources
- poorLacking sufficient resources
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
class · symbolism · twist · Korean · social commentary · bunker · rain · smell · stairs · deception
parasite'shost's
Of one receiving guests
producer's · provider's · benefactor's · giver's · creator's
- brain parasitesOrganisms infesting brain tissue
- intestinal parasitesOrganisms infesting digestive tract
- brood parasiteSpecies using others' nests
- obligate parasiteOrganism requiring host survival
- blood parasitesOrganisms infecting the bloodstream
- internal parasitesOrganisms inhabiting host bodies