Use Parasite in a sentence

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Parasite meaning and collocations;

Meaning: [noun] a lazy person; an animal which takes digested food
from another

This disease is caused by a parasite that usually infects cats.

The amoeba parasite is found in soil, water and air.

Mike is a parasite who’s always very sincere about paying people back but never does.

If you are unable to work, you are looked down on by some people, judged as a parasite, lazy and idle.

Scientists are blaming a parasite considered common in the United States for changes in the brain that result in suicide attempts.

The disease is caused by a parasite ingested from dirty water.

The parasite is spread through under-cooked meat, unwashed vegetables or contact with fecal matter from cats

A female fly bites a human and unwittingly plants the parasites.

The parasite kills healthy white blood cells, leading to anemia.

Heartworm is a parasite transmitted by mosquitoes that can be deadly.