English Explanatory Dictionary

parasitoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

parasitoid parasitoids

Etymology

From parasite + -oid.

Derived words

alloparasitoid autoparasitoid ectoparasitoid endoparasitoid hyperparasitoid parasitoidal parasitoid wasp
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