parasitically
adverb/ˌpærəˈsɪtɪkli/
/ˌpærəˈsɪtɪkli/
- by living on another animal or plant and getting food from it
- Females of some bird species ‘steal’ the parental care of other birds by laying eggs parasitically in their nests.
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- (disapproving) in a way that always relies on or benefits from other people and that gives nothing back
- They lived parasitically at his home during his absence.
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