parasite
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His 80-year-old father, Lupe Nieto, is all too familiar with the parasite.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
If not contained, the parasite could saddle Texas ranchers with more than $700 million in losses a year, largely from livestock deaths, according to U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
On a recent episode of What Next, host Mary Harris spoke to Draper about the dangers posed by the parasite and the next steps.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
The parasite relies on a complex life cycle involving several different hosts.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
They’ve risked Mobutu and every imaginable parasite in the backwater places where children were left to die or endure when the Underdowns and their ilk fled the country.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing parasite
Life Science: Ecosystems
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Ecology - Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems - Introductory
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Ecology - Introductory
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