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parasit.

parasite,

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/paˈrasit/Standard-Indonesian[paˈra.sɪt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. parasite, a person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back

    figuratively
  2. parasite, an organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism

  3. showy mistletoes (Loranthaceae), a parasitic plant

Where this word comes from

From Dutch parasiet, from Middle French parasite, from Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos, literally “person who eats at the table of another”). Compare Malay parasit.

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