parasitic
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Parasitic plants often undergo dramatic internal changes as they become more dependent on their hosts.
From Science Daily • Dec. 20, 2025
Parasitic twins form when one foetus partially develops while attached to the other.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025
Parasitic populations According to a groundbreaking new study that analyzed 85 parasitic species, the majority of them suffered population declines over 140 years.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023
Parasitic fungi can cause serious diseases in plants and animals by disrupting homeostasis.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
The following books are extracted from the foregoing works by the Rev. J. G. Wood: Social Habitations and Parasitic Nests.
From France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 by Hurlbert, William Henry
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