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unparasitized en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + parasitized.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not having been parasitized.
    • 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. 2007 June 26, Natalie Angier, “In Parasite Survival, Ploys to Get Help From a Host”, in New York Times: