Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not infested, or unaffected, by a parasite.
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- adjective Not having been
parasitized .
Etymologies
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un- + parasitized
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Examples
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ARMSTRONG, E. and NEWTON, P.B. (1985) The influence of starvation on mortality, development and protein content in parasitized and unparasitized Tribolium castaneum.
Chapter 10 1994
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Coauthor Ashley Ward, a biologist from the University of Sydney in Australia, says of these sticklebacks, "Fish like large leaders, well-fed leaders and unparasitized leaders."
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2008
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