Parasite Hanger On Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage verb • draw blood
	43%	8		Hanger-on
	noun • an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
	28%	13		A parasite that parasitizes another parasite
	noun • Any parasite whose host is a parasite. • (specifically) An insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect.

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