parasitoid

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13
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14
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10

Definition of parasitoid

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host.
    “All of these solitary parasitoid wasps that use their sting-ovipositors for stinging prey and depositing eggs are subjected to little predatory pressure from large predators.”

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Etymology

From parasite + -oid.

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