parasitically

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English

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Etymology

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From parasitic +‎ -ally.

Adverb

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parasitically (comparative more parasitically, superlative most parasitically)

  1. In a parasitic manner.
    • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life:
      Similarly, plants and mycorrhizal fungi are no longer thought of as behaving either mutualistically or parasitically.