different between parasitic vs coenurus

English

Alternative forms

• parasitical

Etymology

parasite +? -ic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pæ.???s?t.?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p??.??s?t.?k/

Adjective

parasitic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
2. Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
3. Exploiting another for personal gain.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

parasitic (plural parasitics)

1. (electronics) A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.

English

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ?????? (koinós, “common”) +? ???? (ourá, “tail”) +? -?? (-os, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s??n(j)??.?s/, /si??n(j)??.?s/

Noun

coenurus (plural coenuri)

1. (zoology) A complex tapeworm larva growing interstitially in vertebrate tissues and consisting of a large fluid-filled sac from the inner wall of which numerous scolices develop.

Derived terms

References

• “coenurus”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• cernuous