Article: Parasite

Parasite may mean:

• An organism which lives on or in a different organism; see Parasitism. Ectoparasites live outside the host and endoparasites live within the host.
• An ancient Greek professional guest. The meaning comes from the Greek word Παράσιτο parasitos, which means "one who eats from another's table." A parasitos was a sycophant who dined at the tables of the rich.
• A comic book character and enemy of Superman; see Parasite (comics)
• A British band; see Parasite (band)
• Parasites, a song by Ugly Casanova from their album Sharpen Your Teeth