Preferred Term:
parasites
Definition:
Invertebrate organisms that live on or in another organism (the host), and benefit at the expense of the other. Traditionally excluded from definition of parasites are pathogenic bacteria; fungi; viruses; and plants; though they may live parasitically.
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9356
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