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A '''parasite''' was an organism that acquired sustenance from a host organism, usually at the host's expense. They were regulated by their metabolisms, so an ecosystem was not overrun by them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'') | A '''parasite''' was an organism that acquired sustenance from a host organism, usually at the host's expense. They were regulated by their metabolisms, so an ecosystem was not overrun by them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'') | ||
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== Metaphorical parasites == | == Metaphorical parasites == | ||
The term "parasite" was sometimes used to describe persons who exploited others, such as when [[Mehendri Solon]] called the [[Time Lord]]s "spineless parasites, | The term "parasite" was sometimes used to describe persons who exploited others, such as when [[Mehendri Solon]] called the [[Time Lord]]s "spineless parasites", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'') | ||
Other beings that were called parasites included the [[Animus]] by [[Vicki Pallister]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web Planet]]'') the [[Eternal]]s by the [[Fifth Doctor]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'') and the [[Great Intelligence]] by the [[Eleventh Doctor]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen]]'') and [[Lethbridge-Stewart]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Downtime (home video)|Downtime]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Ecology]] | [[Category:Ecology]] | ||
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A parasite was an organism that acquired sustenance from a host organism, usually at the host's expense. They were regulated by their metabolisms, so an ecosystem was not overrun by them. (PROSE: Parasite)
Parasites could operate on any level, either biological or even universal. The Red leech fed off of a single host, (TV: The Crimson Horror) while entire races like the Nimons and the Stingrays used up whole civilisations, with the latter consuming the entire surface of a planet and reducing it to dust, (TV: The Horns of Nimon, Planet of the Dead) and the Elysium parasites laid eggs the size of planets into gas giants so their young could consume the world. (PROSE: Parasite)
Metaphorical parasites
The term "parasite" was sometimes used to describe persons who exploited others, such as when Mehendri Solon called the Time Lords "spineless parasites", (TV: The Brain of Morbius)
Other beings that were called parasites included the Animus by Vicki Pallister, (TV: The Web Planet) the Eternals by the Fifth Doctor, (TV: Enlightenment) and the Great Intelligence by the Eleventh Doctor (TV: The Snowmen) and Lethbridge-Stewart. (HOMEVID: Downtime)
