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What is the opposite of a parasite?

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∙ 13y ago
Updated: 10/9/2023

The opposite status is a "host" (the victim or target of a parasite).

The opposite type of symbiote from a harmful or parasitic one would be a beneficial symbiote, a mutualist organism. (When internal, these are called endosymbionts.)

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