寄生是一种捕食者与被捕食者之间的关系,寄生者利用共生伙伴——宿主来获取食物。
Parasitism is a kind of predator-prey relationship in which one organism, the parasite, derives its food at the expense of its symbiotic associate, the host.
寄生虫通常比它们的宿主小。
寄生虫的一个典例是绦虫,它生活在更大的动物的肠道内,从宿主那里吸收营养。
An example of a parasite is a tapeworm that lives inside the intestines of a larger animal and absorbs nutrients from its host.
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