Parasite

Japanese: 寄生者 - きせいしゃ
Parasite

…One of the mutually harmful effects of the relationships between living organisms. The usual definition is that a living organism lives in the body of another organism and uses it for nutrition without killing it. A parasitic organism is called a parasite, and an organism that is parasitized is called a host. However, even if herbivorous animals fit this definition, they are not considered parasitic.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "parasite" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…生物の相互関係のうち片害作用の一つ。他種の生物の身体にすみつき相手を殺さずに栄養として利用することというのが普通の定義で,寄生するものを寄生者parasite,寄生されるものを宿主または寄主hostと呼ぶ。しかし植物食の動物はこの定義にあてはまっても寄生しているとはいわない。…

※「寄生者」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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