parasitism
relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or in another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life
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Summary
parasitism ranks in the top 0.75% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,394 views/month, #585 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Named after: parasite[2]
- Subclass of: symbiosis[3], predator[4]
- Commons category: Parasites[5]
- Has part(s): host organism[6], parasite[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Parasitism[8]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[12], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[14], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://biology.stackexchange.com/tags/parasitism[16]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]
Why It Matters
parasitism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] parasitism is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]