One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at another's expense, and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger-on; a toady; a sycophant.
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of Be
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One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.
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Organic structure; organization.
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Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to endoparasite.
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See Epizoon.
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Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozoon.
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One of the Entozoa.
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One of the artificial group of invertebrates of various kinds, which live parasitically upon the exterior of other animals; an ectozoon. Among them a…
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Alt. of Parasitical
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Alt. of Parasitical
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Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic.
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Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic.
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See 2d Leach.
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Any one of numerous species of Spongiae, or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under Spongiae.
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One who sponges, or uses a sponge.
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The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.
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The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.
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