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parasite vs organism

organism vs parasite

parasite and organism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
parasite Yes No No No
organism Yes No No No
As nouns, organism is a hypernym of parasite; that is, organism is a word with a broader meaning than parasite:
  • parasite: an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
  • organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Other hypernyms of parasite include being.
parasite (noun) organism (noun)
an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
Difference between parasite and organism

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