părăsīta, ae, f. [parasitus],
I a female parasite : ciniflones, parasitae, Hor. S. 1, 2, 98.—
II Transf.: imitatrix avis ac parasita, Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 68.
parasīta ae, f parasitus, a female parasite , H. ...
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·noun ·pl An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, ·etc. II....
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