Parasitism

n.	1.
	1.	The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite.
	2.	(Bot. & Zool.) The state of being parasitic.

Noun

1.

parasitism - the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)

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