parasitic

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parasite.

Caused by a parasite.

In ornithology, applied to birds which place their eggs in the nests of other birds.

Having the characters of the Parasitica.

Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for bread or favors; meanly dependent; acting the sycophant; like a parasite in any way; of things, secondary; subordinated to or arising from another thing of the same kind.