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Parasitism in a sentence

Parasitism meaning

  1. Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.
  2. A similar interaction between people or things.

Synonyms of Parasitism

mutuality interdependence interdependency

Related words

Other words often associated with Parasitism or its synonyms:

reciprocity

Using Parasitism

  • The main meaning on this page is: Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed. | A similar interaction between people or things.
  • Useful related words include: mutuality, interdependence, interdependency.
  • In the example corpus, parasitism often appears in combinations such as: of parasitism.

Context around Parasitism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

brood 1× social 1×

Often after:

flea 1× koinobiont 1× differs 1× main 1×

Sentence patterns with Parasitism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

example of parasitism 1× facultative brood parasitism 1× form of parasitism called idiobiont 1× form of parasitism koinobiont the 1× parasitism differs from 1× parasitism flea bites 1× parasitism main parasites 1× to this parasitism 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although in a 1× diving deeper into 1× for this study 1× if the host 1× in 1963 joseph 1× in another form 1×

Common sentence endings:

benefit the most 1× but a poet 1× distinguish from grazers 1× example of parasitism 1× facultative brood parasitism 1× kill their hosts 1×

Words around Parasitism

Just before it in the word index:

parasiticides 2 parasitically 2 parasitic 149 parasites 259 parasite 239 parashurama 77

Just after it in the word index:

parasitize 6 parasitized 3 parasitoid 16 parasitoids 5 parasitology 4 paraskevidekatriaphobia 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Parasitism

  • In this selection, "parasitism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, brood, social, flea, koinobiont and differs stand out and add context to how "parasitism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include example of parasitism and facultative brood parasitism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "parasitism" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with parasitism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Parasitism Flea bites on a human is an example of parasitism. (11 words)

Parasitism main Parasites can at times be difficult to distinguish from grazers. (12 words)

Parasitism differs from the parasitoid relationship in that parasitoids generally kill their hosts. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Diving deeper into this, Associate Prof. Yasuyuki Choh from Chiba University, Japan, and Arne Janssen from the University of Amsterdam and the Federal University of Viçosa shed more light on factors that drive facultative brood parasitism. (36 words)

Although, in a form of parasitism called idiobiont, the adult paralyzes the host, so as not to kill it but for it to live as long as possible, for the parasitic larvae to benefit the most. (36 words)

For this study, Love explains they were interested to see whether there are interactive effects of different environmental factors on Darwin's finches' microbiomes in the Galapagos, focusing specifically on urbanization and parasitism. (33 words)

Example sentences (9)

Parasitism Flea bites on a human is an example of parasitism.

Diving deeper into this, Associate Prof. Yasuyuki Choh from Chiba University, Japan, and Arne Janssen from the University of Amsterdam and the Federal University of Viçosa shed more light on factors that drive facultative brood parasitism.

For this study, Love explains they were interested to see whether there are interactive effects of different environmental factors on Darwin's finches' microbiomes in the Galapagos, focusing specifically on urbanization and parasitism.

Although, in a form of parasitism called idiobiont, the adult paralyzes the host, so as not to kill it but for it to live as long as possible, for the parasitic larvae to benefit the most.

If the host removes the cuckoo's eggs, some cuckoos will return and attack the nest to compel host birds to remain subject to this parasitism.

In 1963, Joseph Brodsky was charged with " social parasitism " and convicted for being nothing but a poet.

In another form of parasitism, koinobiont, the species live off their hosts while inside (endoparasitic).

Parasitism differs from the parasitoid relationship in that parasitoids generally kill their hosts.

Parasitism main Parasites can at times be difficult to distinguish from grazers.

Common combinations with parasitism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of parasitism 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "parasitism" in a sentence?
An example: "Parasitism Flea bites on a human is an example of parasitism." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "parasitism" from authentic English texts.
What does "parasitism" mean?
Parasitism means: Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.
What are synonyms of "parasitism"?
Common synonyms of "parasitism" include: mutuality, interdependence, interdependency.
How many example sentences with "parasitism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "parasitism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.