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parasite

Term

- an organism that consumes part of the tissues of its host, usually without killing the host. - an organism which lives on or in another organism, feeding upon it. [FAO bis]

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CHM Biodiversity

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http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/nyglossary_terms/P/parasite

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