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There are 12 letters in ENDOPARASITI ( A1D2E1I1N1O1P3R1S1T1 )
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10 letters out of ENDOPARASITI
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8 letters out of ENDOPARASITI
ADAPTERS
ADAPTION
ADAPTORS
ADENITIS
ADOPTERS
AERATION
AIRDATES
ANEROIDS
ANTIDORA
ANTIPODE
ANTIRAPE
ANTISERA
APIARIES
APIARIST
ARANEIDS
AROINTED
ASPIRANT
ASPIRATE
ASTEROID
ASTONIED
ATROPINE
ATROPINS
DAINTIER
DAINTIES
DATARIES
DEPAINTS
DERISION
DETRAINS
DIAPASON
DIASPORA
DIASPORE
DIATRONS
DIOPTASE
DIOPTERS
DIOPTRES
DIORITES
DIPTERAN
DIPTERON
DISINTER
DISTRAIN
EDITIONS
IDEATION
INDITERS
INERTIAS
INSPIRED
INTARSIA
INTRADOS
INTREPID
IODINATE
IRONSIDE
NITRIDES
NOTARIES
NOTEPADS
OPERANDS
OPERANTS
ORDINATE
PADRONES
PAINTERS
PAINTIER
PANDORAS
PANDORES
PANTRIES
PARADISE
PARANOID
PARASITE
PARITIES
PARODIES
PARODIST
PAROTIDS
PARTISAN
PASTORED
PATINAED
PERIDOTS
PERTAINS
PINASTER
PINTADAS
PINTADOS
POINTERS
POINTIER
PONIARDS
PORNIEST
PORTENDS
PORTSIDE
PRESIDIA
PRESIDIO
PRISONED
PRISTANE
PRISTINE
PRONATED
PRONATES
PROTEANS
PROTEIDS
PROTEINS
PROTENDS
RADIANTS
RADIATES
RAINIEST
RANDIEST
RAPIDEST
RATANIES
RATIONED
READAPTS
READOPTS
REPAINTS
RESINOID
RETINOID
RIPIENOS
RIPOSTED
RIPTIDES
SANTERIA
SAPONITE
SATINPOD
SEATRAIN
SEDATION
SEDITION
SENORITA
SEPTARIA
SPARTINA
SPIRITED
SPRAINED
SPRINTED
STRAINED
TAPADERO
TIDERIPS
TOPSIDER
TRAIPSED
TROPINES
7 letters out of ENDOPARASITI
ADAPTER
ADAPTOR
ADIPOSE
ADOPTER
AEROSAT
AIRDATE
AIRIEST
AIRPOST
ANAPEST
ANEROID
ANESTRI
ANOPIAS
ANOPSIA
ANSATED
ANTIAIR
ANTIARS
ANTIRED
ANTSIER
APNOEAS
APORIAS
APRONED
APTERIA
ARANEID
ARIDEST
ARISTAE
AROINTS
ARPENTS
ARTISAN
ASPIRED
ASPIRIN
ASTERIA
ASTRIDE
ATONERS
ATONIAS
ATONIES
ATOPIES
ATRESIA
ATROPIN
DAIRIES
DAPSONE
DENARII
DEPAINT
DEPARTS
DEPORTS
DEPOSIT
DESPAIR
DESTAIN
DETAINS
DETRAIN
DIAPERS
DIAPIRS
DIARIES
DIARIST
DIASTER
DIATRON
DINEROS
DINITRO
DIOPTER
DIOPTRE
DIORITE
DIPNETS
DIPTERA
DIRTIES
DISPART
DISPORT
DISRATE
DISTAIN
DITSIER
DONATES
DOPANTS
DOPIEST
EDITION
EDITORS
ENTASIA
ENTRAPS
EPINAOI
EPINAOS
ERASION
ESPARTO
INDITER
INDITES
INDORSE
INEDITA
INERTIA
INOSITE
INROADS
INSIDER
INSPIRE
INSTEAD
IODATES
IODINES
IONISED
IRONIES
IRONIST
ISATINE
NAIADES
NASTIER
NIDATES
NITRIDE
NITRIDS
NOISIER
NORITES
NOTEPAD
OESTRIN
OPERAND
OPERANT
OPIATED
OPIATES
ORDAINS
ORDINES
ORIENTS
ORPINES
PADRONE
PADRONI
PAESANI
PAESANO
PAINTED
PAINTER
PAISANO
PANDERS
PANDIES
PANDITS
PANDORA
PANDORE
PANIERS
PANTIES
PARADES
PARADOS
PARDINE
PARDONS
PARENTS
PARIANS
PAROTID
PARTANS
PARTIED
PARTIES
PARTONS
PASTERN
PASTIER
PASTINA
PATINAE
PATINAS
PATINED
PATINES
PATRONS
PEASANT
PEDANTS
PENTADS
PERIDIA
PERIDOT
PERIODS
PERNODS
PERSONA
PERTAIN
PETARDS
PIANIST
PIASTER
PIASTRE
PINATAS
PINDERS
PINIEST
PINITES
PINTADA
PINTADO
PINTOES
PIRANAS
PIRATED
PIRATES
PITIERS
PODESTA
PODITES
POINTED
POINTER
POINTES
PONDERS
PONIARD
PORTEND
POSITED
POSTERN
PRAISED
PRINTED
PRONATE
PROSTIE
PROTEAN
PROTEAS
PROTEID
PROTEIN
PROTEND
PTERINS
RADIANS
RADIANT
RADIATE
RANDIES
RAPINES
RATINES
RATIONS
READAPT
READOPT
REDTOPS
REPAINT
REPOSIT
RESPOND
RETAINS
RETINAS
RETSINA
RIPIENO
RIPOSTE
RIPTIDE
ROADIES
ROASTED
RODENTS
ROPIEST
ROSINED
SADIRON
SAINTED
SANDIER
SANDPIT
SANTERA
SANTERO
SAPIENT
SARDINE
SEAPORT
SENARII
SENATOR
SENOPIA
SINOPIA
SINOPIE
SNORTED
SOAPIER
SOPITED
SOPRANI
SORDINE
SORDINI
SORTIED
SPAROID
SPARTAN
SPINATE
SPINIER
SPIRAEA
SPIRANT
SPIROID
SPIRTED
SPORTED
STAIDER
STAINED
STAINER
STANDER
STEARIN
STEROID
STIPEND
STONIER
STORIED
STRIPED
TAENIAS
TAIPANS
TARDIES
TARPANS
TARPONS
TEOPANS
TIARAED
TIDERIP
TIDIERS
TIEPINS
TINDERS
TINEIDS
TIPSIER
TIRADES
TOADIES
TOPSIDE
TORPIDS
TORSADE
TRAINED
TRAIPSE
TRAPANS
TREASON
TREPANS
TRIODES
TRIPODS
TROPINE
TROPINS
TSARINA
6 letters out of ENDOPARASITI
ADAPTS
ADEPTS
ADNATE
ADONIS
ADOPTS
ADORES
ADORNS
ADROIT
AIDERS
AIREST
AIRTED
ANDROS
ANEARS
ANODES
ANOPIA
ANSATE
ANTIAR
ANTRES
AORIST
AORTAE
AORTAS
APNEAS
APNOEA
APORIA
APRONS
ARDENT
ARENAS
AREPAS
ARIOSE
ARIOSI
ARISEN
ARISTA
ARISTO
AROIDS
AROINT
ARPENS
ARPENT
ARSENO
ARSINE
ARSINO
ASPIRE
ASTERN
ATONED
ATONER
ATONES
ATONIA
DANIOS
DATERS
DEAIRS
DENARI
DENARS
DEPART
DEPORT
DEPOTS
DERATS
DESPOT
DETAIN
DIAPER
DIAPIR
DINARS
DINERO
DINERS
DIPNET
DIREST
DONATE
DONSIE
DOPANT
DOPERS
DOPIER
DORIES
DOTERS
DOTIER
DRAINS
DRAPES
DRIEST
DROITS
DRONES
EDITOR
ENRAPT
ENTRAP
ESPRIT
ESTRIN
IDIOTS
INDIES
INDITE
INDRIS
INERTS
INROAD
INSERT
INSIDE
INSTAR
INSTEP
INTERS
INTROS
IODATE
IODINE
IODINS
IODISE
IONISE
IRADES
IRIDES
IRISED
IRONED
IRONES
ISATIN
NADIRS
NAIADS
NAIRAS
NESTOR
NETOPS
NIDATE
NITERS
NITRES
NITRID
NITROS
NOISED
NORIAS
NORITE
NOSIER
NOTERS
OATERS
ONSIDE
OPERAS
OPIATE
OPINED
OPINES
ORATED
ORATES
ORDAIN
OREADS
ORIENT
ORNATE
ORPINE
ORPINS
OSETRA
PADRES
PAEANS
PAEONS
PAESAN
PAINED
PAINTS
PAIRED
PAISAN
PANDAS
PANDER
PANDIT
PANIER
PANTED
PANTIE
PANTOS
PARADE
PARDIE
PARDON
PARENT
PAREOS
PARIAN
PARIES
PARSED
PARSON
PARTAN
PARTED
PARTON
PASTED
PASTER
PASTIE
PASTOR
PATENS
PATERS
PATINA
PATINE
PATINS
PATIOS
PATOIS
PATRON
PEDANT
PEDROS
PENTAD
PERIOD
PERITI
PERNIO
PERNOD
PERSON
PETARD
PETSAI
PIANOS
PIETAS
PINATA
PINDER
PINETA
PINIER
PINITE
PINOTS
PINTAS
PINTOS
PIRANA
PIRATE
PISTON
PITIED
PITIER
PITIES
PITONS
PODITE
POINDS
POINTE
POINTS
POISED
POISER
PONDER
PONIED
PONIES
PONTES
PORTED
POSADA
POSTED
POSTER
POSTIE
POSTIN
POTSIE
PRAISE
PRATED
PRATES
PRESTO
PRIDES
PRIEST
PRINTS
PRIONS
PRISED
PRISON
PROSED
PROSIT
PROTEA
PROTEI
PTERIN
PTISAN
RADIAN
RADIOS
RADONS
RAINED
RAISED
RAISIN
RAITAS
RANIDS
RANTED
RAPIDS
RAPINE
RAPINI
RAPIST
RASPED
RATANS
RATINE
RATION
RATIOS
REASON
REATAS
REDANS
REDIAS
REDIPS
REDIPT
REDONS
REDTOP
REPAID
REPAND
REPAST
REPINS
REPOTS
RESAID
RESPOT
RETAIN
RETINA
RIATAS
RIDENT
RINSED
RIOTED
RIPENS
RIPEST
RIPOST
ROADIE
RODENT
SAINED
SANDER
SANTIR
SAPOTA
SAPOTE
SARAPE
SARODE
SATIRE
SATORI
SATRAP
SEITAN
SENIOR
SENITI
SENORA
SINTER
SNARED
SNIDER
SNIPED
SNIPER
SNORED
SOAPED
SOAPER
SOARED
SONATA
SONDER
SOPITE
SORNED
SORTED
SORTIE
SPADER
SPARED
SPARID
SPIDER
SPINED
SPINET
SPINOR
SPINTO
SPIREA
SPIRED
SPIRIT
SPITED
SPORED
SPRAIN
SPREAD
SPRENT
SPRINT
SPRITE
STADIA
STANED
STARED
STERNA
STIPED
STONED
STONER
STOPED
STOPER
STORED
STRAIN
STRAND
STRIAE
STRIDE
STRIPE
STRODE
TAENIA
TAIPAN
TAPERS
TAPIRS
TARPAN
TARPON
TARSIA
TEIIDS
TEINDS
TENIAS
TENORS
TENSOR
TEOPAN
TERAIS
TIARAS
TIDIER
TIDIES
TIEPIN
TINDER
TINEAS
TINEID
TINIER
TIRADE
TISANE
TODIES
TONERS
TONIER
TOPERS
TORIES
TORPID
TRADES
TRAINS
TRAPAN
TRAPES
TREADS
TRENDS
TREPAN
TREPID
TRIADS
TRIENS
TRINED
TRINES
TRIODE
TRIOSE
TRIPES
TRIPOD
TRIPOS
TRONAS
TRONES
TROPES
TROPIN
5 letters out of ENDOPARASITI
ADAPT
ADEPT
ADIOS
ADITS
ADOPT
ADORE
ADORN
AEONS
AIDER
AIDES
AIRED
AIRNS
AIRTS
ANDRO
ANEAR
ANISE
ANOAS
ANODE
ANSAE
ANTAE
ANTAS
ANTED
ANTES
ANTIS
ANTRA
ANTRE
AORTA
APART
APERS
APIAN
APNEA
APODS
APORT
APRES
APRON
APTER
AREAS
ARENA
AREPA
ARIAS
ARISE
AROID
AROSE
ARPEN
ARSON
ASIDE
ASPEN
ASPER
ASTER
ASTIR
ATAPS
ATONE
ATRIA
ATRIP
DANIO
DARES
DARNS
DARTS
DATER
DATES
DATOS
DEAIR
DEANS
DEARS
DEIST
DENAR
DENTS
DEPOT
DERAT
DIETS
DINAR
DINER
DINES
DINOS
DINTS
DIPSO
DIRTS
DITAS
DITES
DOATS
DOERS
DOEST
DOITS
DONAS
DOPAS
DOPER
DOPES
DORPS
DORSA
DOSER
DOTER
DOTES
DRAIN
DRAPE
DRATS
DREST
DRIES
DRIPS
DRIPT
DROIT
DRONE
DROPS
DROPT
EARNS
EDITS
EIDOS
ENTIA
EOSIN
ESTOP
ETNAS
IDEAS
IDIOT
INAPT
INDIE
INDRI
INEPT
INERT
INSET
INTER
INTIS
INTRO
IODIN
IOTAS
IRADE
IRATE
IRIDS
IRONE
IRONS
NADAS
NADIR
NAIAD
NAIRA
NAPAS
NAPES
NARDS
NARES
NARIS
NATES
NEAPS
NEARS
NEATS
NEIST
NERDS
NERTS
NETOP
NIDES
NIPAS
NISEI
NITER
NITES
NITID
NITRE
NITRO
NODES
NOIRS
NOISE
NORIA
NORIS
NOSED
NOTED
NOTER
NOTES
OARED
OATEN
OATER
ODIST
OIDIA
ONSET
OPENS
OPERA
OPINE
OPSIN
OPTED
ORATE
OREAD
ORNIS
ORPIN
OSIER
OSTIA
PADIS
PADRE
PADRI
PAEAN
PAEON
PAINS
PAINT
PAIRS
PAISA
PAISE
PANDA
PANED
PANES
PANTO
PANTS
PARAE
PARAS
PARDI
PARDS
PARED
PAREO
PARES
PARIS
PARSE
PARTS
PASEO
PASTA
PASTE
PATED
PATEN
PATER
PATES
PATIN
PATIO
PEANS
PEARS
PEART
PEATS
PEDRO
PEINS
PENDS
PENIS
PEONS
PERIS
PESTO
PIANO
PIANS
PIERS
PIETA
PINAS
PINED
PINES
PINOT
PINTA
PINTO
PINTS
PIONS
PIRNS
PISTE
PITAS
PITON
PODIA
POETS
POIND
POINT
POISE
PONDS
PONES
PORED
PORES
PORNS
PORTS
POSED
POSER
POSIT
PRAOS
PRASE
PRATE
PRATS
PRESA
PREST
PRIDE
PRIED
PRIES
PRINT
PRION
PRISE
PROAS
PRODS
PRONE
PROSE
PROST
PSOAE
PSOAI
RADII
RADIO
RADON
RAIAS
RAIDS
RAINS
RAISE
RAITA
RANDS
RANID
RANIS
RANTS
RAPED
RAPES
RAPID
RASED
RATAN
RATED
RATES
RATIO
RATOS
READS
REAPS
REATA
REDAN
REDIA
REDIP
REDON
REDOS
REINS
RENDS
RENTS
REPIN
REPOS
REPOT
RESAT
RESID
RESIN
RESIT
RESOD
RETIA
RIANT
RIATA
RIDES
RINDS
RINSE
RIOTS
RIPED
RIPEN
RIPES
RISEN
RITES
ROADS
ROANS
ROAST
RODES
ROPED
ROPES
ROSED
ROSET
ROSIN
ROTAS
ROTES
ROTIS
SAINT
SANED
SANER
SANTO
SAPID
SAPOR
SARAN
SARIN
SAROD
SATED
SATIN
SEDAN
SENOR
SENTI
SEPIA
SEPTA
SERAI
SERIN
SETON
SIPED
SIRED
SIREN
SITAR
SITED
SNARE
SNEAP
SNIDE
SNIPE
SNORE
SNORT
SONAR
SONDE
SORED
SORTA
SPADE
SPADO
SPAED
SPAIT
SPARE
SPATE
SPEAN
SPEAR
SPEIR
SPEND
SPENT
SPIED
SPIER
SPINE
SPIRE
SPIRT
SPITE
SPODE
SPORE
SPORT
SPRAT
SPRIT
STADE
STAID
STAIN
STAIR
STAND
STANE
STARE
STEAD
STEIN
STENO
STERN
STIED
STIPE
STIRP
STOAE
STOAI
STONE
STOPE
STORE
STRAP
STREP
STRIA
STRIP
STROP
TAINS
TAPAS
TAPED
TAPER
TAPES
TAPIR
TAPIS
TARDO
TARED
TARES
TARNS
TAROS
TARPS
TARSI
TEARS
TEIID
TEIND
TENDS
TENIA
TENOR
TEPAS
TEPID
TERAI
TERNS
TIARA
TIDES
TIERS
TINEA
TINED
TINES
TIPIS
TIRED
TIRES
TIROS
TOADS
TOEAS
TONDI
TONED
TONER
TONES
TOPED
TOPER
TOPES
TOPIS
TORAS
TORES
TORII
TORSE
TORSI
TRADE
TRAIN
TRANS
TRAPS
TREAD
TREND
TRIAD
TRIED
TRIES
TRINE
TRIOS
TRIPE
TRIPS
TRODE
TROIS
TRONA
TRONE
TROPE
TSADE
TSADI
4 letters out of ENDOPARASITI
ADIT
ADOS
AEON
AERO
AIDE
AIDS
AINS
AIRN
AIRS
AIRT
AITS
ANAS
ANDS
ANES
ANIS
ANOA
ANSA
ANTA
ANTE
ANTI
ANTS
APED
APER
APES
APOD
APOS
APSE
AREA
ARES
ARIA
ARID
ARSE
ARTS
ASEA
ATAP
ATES
ATOP
DAIS
DANS
DAPS
DARE
DARN
DART
DATA
DATE
DATO
DEAN
DEAR
DENI
DENS
DENT
DIES
DIET
DINE
DINO
DINS
DINT
DIPS
DIPT
DIRE
DIRT
DITA
DITE
DITS
DOAT
DOER
DOES
DOIT
DONA
DONE
DONS
DOPA
DOPE
DORE
DORP
DORS
DOSE
DOST
DOTE
DOTS
DRAT
DRIP
DROP
EARN
EARS
EAST
EATS
EDIT
ENDS
EONS
EPOS
ERAS
ERNS
EROS
ERST
ETAS
ETNA
IDEA
IDES
INIA
INRO
INTI
INTO
IONS
IOTA
IRED
IRES
IRID
IRIS
IRON
NADA
NAOI
NAOS
NAPA
NAPE
NAPS
NARD
NEAP
NEAR
NEAT
NERD
NEST
NETS
NIDE
NIDI
NIPA
NIPS
NISI
NITE
NITS
NODE
NODI
NODS
NOES
NOIR
NOPE
NORI
NOSE
NOTA
NOTE
OARS
OAST
OATS
ODAS
ODEA
ODES
ONES
OPED
OPEN
OPES
OPTS
ORAD
ORES
ORTS
OSAR
PADI
PADS
PAID
PAIN
PAIR
PANE
PANS
PANT
PARA
PARD
PARE
PARS
PART
PASE
PAST
PATE
PATS
PEAN
PEAR
PEAS
PEAT
PEDS
PEIN
PEND
PENS
PENT
PEON
PERI
PERT
PESO
PEST
PETS
PIAN
PIAS
PIED
PIER
PIES
PINA
PINE
PINS
PINT
PION
PIRN
PISO
PITA
PITS
PODS
POET
POIS
POND
PONE
PONS
PORE
PORN
PORT
POSE
POST
POTS
PRAO
PRAT
PROA
PROD
PROS
RADS
RAIA
RAID
RAIN
RAIS
RAND
RANI
RANT
RAPE
RAPS
RAPT
RASE
RASP
RATE
RATO
RATS
READ
REAP
REDO
REDS
REIN
REIS
REND
RENT
REPO
REPS
REST
RETS
RIAS
RIDE
RIDS
RIND
RINS
RIOT
RIPE
RIPS
RISE
RITE
ROAD
ROAN
RODE
RODS
ROES
ROPE
ROSE
ROTA
ROTE
ROTI
ROTS
SADE
SADI
SAID
SAIN
SAND
SANE
SARD
SARI
SATE
SATI
SEAR
SEAT
SEND
SENT
SEPT
SERA
SETA
SIDE
SINE
SIPE
SIRE
SITE
SNAP
SNED
SNIP
SNIT
SNOT
SOAP
SOAR
SODA
SONE
SORA
SORD
SORE
SORI
SORN
SORT
SPAE
SPAN
SPAR
SPAT
SPED
SPIN
SPIT
SPOT
STAR
STEP
STIR
STOA
STOP
TADS
TAIN
TANS
TAOS
TAPA
TAPE
TAPS
TARE
TARN
TARO
TARP
TARS
TEAR
TEAS
TEDS
TEND
TENS
TEPA
TERN
TIDE
TIED
TIER
TIES
TINE
TINS
TIPI
TIPS
TIRE
TIRO
TOAD
TODS
TOEA
TOED
TOES
TONE
TONS
TOPE
TOPI
TOPS
TORA
TORE
TORI
TORN
TORS
TRAD
TRAP
TRES
TRIO
TRIP
TROD
TROP
TSAR
3 letters out of ENDOPARASITI
AAS
ADO
ADS
AID
AIN
AIR
AIS
AIT
ANA
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ANI
ANT
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APO
APT
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ASP
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In evolutionary biology, Parasitism is a relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or in another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has characterised parasites as "predators that eat prey in units of less than one". Parasites include protozoans such as the agents of malaria, sleeping sickness, and amoebic dysentery; animals such as hookworms, lice, mosquitoes, and vampire bats; fungi such as honey fungus and the agents of ringworm; and plants such as mistletoe, dodder, and the broomrapes. There are six major parasitic strategies of exploitation of animal hosts, namely parasitic castration, directly transmitted parasitism (by contact), trophically transmitted parasitism (by being eaten), vector-transmitted parasitism, parasitoidism, and micropredation. * Like predation, parasitism is a type of consumer-resource interaction, but unlike predators, parasites, with the exception of parasitoids, are typically much smaller than their hosts, do not kill them, and often live in or on their hosts for an extended period. Parasites of animals are highly specialised, and reproduce at a faster rate than their hosts. Classic examples include interactions between vertebrate hosts and tapeworms, flukes, the malaria-causing Plasmodium species, and fleas. * Parasites reduce host fitness by general or specialised pathology, from parasitic castration to modification of host behaviour. Parasites increase their own fitness by exploiting hosts for resources necessary for their survival, in particular by feeding on them and by using intermediate (secondary) hosts to assist in their transmission from one definitive (primary) host to another. Although parasitism is often unambiguous, it is part of a spectrum of interactions between species, grading via parasitoidism into predation, through evolution into mutualism, and in some fungi, shading into being saprophytic. * People have known about parasites such as roundworms and tapeworms since ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. In Early Modern times, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek observed Giardia lamblia in his microscope in 1681, while Francesco Redi described internal and external parasites including sheep liver fluke and ticks. Modern parasitology developed in the 19th century. In human culture, parasitism has negative connotations. These were exploited to satirical effect in Jonathan Swift's 1733 poem "On Poetry: A Rhapsody", comparing poets to hyperparasitical "vermin". In fiction, Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula and its many later adaptations featured a blood-drinking parasite. Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien was one of many works of science fiction to feature a terrifying parasitic alien species. |