A parasite is an organism that has sustained contact with another organism to the detriment of the host organism.

Parasite, parasitism, or parasitic may also refer to:

Film and television[edit]

• The Parasite (1925 film), an American silent film
• Parasite (1982 film), an American science fiction horror film
• Parasite (2019 film), a South Korean black comedy thriller film
• "Parasite" (Heroes), an episode of Heroes
• "Parasite", an episode of Teen Titans Go!
• "The Parasite" (The Amazing World of Gumball), an episode of The Amazing World of Gumball

Literature[edit]

• The Parasite, an 1894 novelette by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Parasites, a 1949 novel by Daphne Du Maurier
• Parasite (comics), several supervillains in DC Comics
• Parasite (Grant novel), a 2013 novel by Mira Grant
• Parasite (Mortimore novel), a 1994 Doctor Who novel by Jim Mortimore

Music[edit]

• Parasite (band), a band from Surrey, England
• Parasites (band), an American pop-punk band

Albums[edit]

• Parasite (Fractal Glider album) (2002)
• Parasite!, a 2006 EP by Mustasch
• Parasite (See You Next Tuesday album) (2007)
• Parasite, a 2017 EP by The Coathangers

Songs[edit]

• "Parasite" (song), a 1974 song by Kiss from Hotter Than Hell
• "Parasite", a song by Betraying the Martyrs from Rapture
• "Parasite", a song by Bullet for My Valentine from Bullet for My Valentine
• "Parasite", a song by Circle of Dust from Circle of Dust
• "Parasite", a song by Disturbed from Indestructible
• "Parasite", a song by Godflesh from Post Self
• "Parasite", a song by Nick Drake from Pink Moon
• "Parasite", a song by Volbeat from Rewind, Replay, Rebound
• "Parasites", a song by Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird from Partisans and Parasites
• "Parasites", a song by Polaris from Fatalism
• "Parasites", a song by Ugly Casanova from Sharpen Your Teeth
• "The Parasite", a song by Swans from The Beggar

Other uses[edit]

• Parasite (journal), a scientific journal on parasitology
• Parasitism (social offense), a charge that a group or class in society is detrimental to the whole
• An outdated term for epenthesis.

See also[edit]

• Para Site, an independent non-profit arts organisation in Hong Kong
• Parasyte, a 1989 manga
• Parasitic plants, plants that grow on other plants
• Parasitus, a stock character in ancient Roman comedy
• Paraziții, a Romanian hip hop band
• Parisite, a rare mineral
• Social parasitism (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Parasite
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• All pages with titles containing parasite
• All pages with titles containing parasitic
• All pages with titles containing parasitism