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1. Of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
   "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labour of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees";
   - parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking
    
2. Relating to or caused by parasites
   "parasitic infection";
   - parasitical
    
3. Of or pertaining to epenthesis
   - epenthetic

See also: dependent

Encyclopedia: Parasitic