Par″a‐si′tism (păr″ȧ‐sī′tĭz'm; 277), n. [Cf. F. parasitisme.]
1. The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite. “Court parasitism.” Milton.
2. (Bot. & Zoöl.) The state of being parasitic.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.