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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

parasite
an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant)

noun.animal

3 Subcategories

endoparasite, entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon, endozoan go
any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)
ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon go
any external parasitic organism (as fleas)
parasitic plant go
plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it