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"sense": "parasite living on the surface of host organism",
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"sense": "parasite living on the surface of host organism",
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "parasite living on the surface of host organism",
"word": "ektoparasiitti"
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"sense": "parasite living on the surface of host organism",
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"tags": [
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"sense": "parasite living on the surface of host organism",
"tags": [
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"word": "ektoparazitas"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "parasite living on the surface of host organism",
"word": "ectoparasita"
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"sense": "parasite living on the surface of host organism",
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