unparasitized
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From un- + parasitized.
Adjective
[edit]unparasitized (not comparable)
- Not having been parasitized.
- 2007 June 26, Natalie Angier, “In Parasite Survival, Ploys to Get Help From a Host”, in New York Times[1]:
- As a result, infected pill bugs end up being eaten by birds at a far higher rate than are their unparasitized peers, and the thorn-headed worm lives on.