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parasitic

adjective as in like a parasite

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And while his DSA had a highly critical but ultimately cooperative relationship with the Democratic Party, today’s has a parasitic one.

A minuscule parasitic worm capable of springing into the air up to 25 times its own body length can latch onto flying insects with the help of static electricity, according to new research.

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California health officials warn that the New World Screwworm could arrive in California from an infested traveler or animal, or from the natural travel of the parasitic flies.

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A parasitic fly whose maggots can infest living livestock, birds, pets and humans, could threaten California soon.

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Indian doctors have successfully removed "parasitic twins" - two foetuses that were growing inside the abdomen of a 20-day-old baby.

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