Both Uses of
parasitic
in
Unbroken, by Hillenbrand
- The vibrant, generous body that he had trained with such vigilance had shrunken until only the bones remained, draped in yellow skin, crawling with parasites.†
p. 175.9 *
- Foodborne parasites and pathogens made diarrhea almost ubiquitous.†
p. 197.6
Definition:
a species that lives on (or in) another species and eats from it without providing return benefit
or:
a person who lives off others' efforts without providing return benefit to them
or:
a person who lives off others' efforts without providing return benefit to them