单词	parasitoid
释义	parasitoid noun par·​a·​sit·​oid ˈper-ə-sə-ˌtȯid  -ˌsī-, ˈpa-rə- : an insect and especially a wasp that completes its larval development within the body of another insect eventually killing it and is free-living as an adult parasitoid adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Predatory and parasitoid insects such as lacewings, dragonflies, assassin bugs, minute pirate bugs, damsel bugs, lady beetles and syrphid flies and their larvae feed on other insects and mites. Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 Like many parasitoid species, the emerald jewel wasp is a specialist with only one option for a host—in this case, the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana. Kenneth C. Catania, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2021 Technically speaking, the alien is a parasitoid, an organism that, unlike most parasites, ultimately kills its host. Kenneth C. Catania, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2021 Similarly, female parasitoid wasps will compete over the most desirable hosts in which to lay their eggs. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Oct. 2020 Researchers including Hoddle are evaluating the parasitoid for possible release in California. Marc Mcandrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2020 Condos is also encouraged by the potential for parasitoid introduction. Marc Mcandrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2020 Shockley’s favorite parasitoid might be the emerald wasp. Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019 Most efforts to control invasive insects have relied on parasites and parasitoids, which lay eggs and complete their life cycles in or on the target species. Gabriel Popkin, Science | AAAS, 15 Jan. 2020 See More Word History First Known Use 1914, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition parasitoid 1 of 2 adjective par·​a·​sit·​oid ˈpar-ə-sə-ˌtȯid  -ˌsīt-ˌȯid  1 : resembling a parasite 2 : being a parasitoid parasitoid 2 of 2 noun : an insect and especially a wasp that completes its larval development within the body of another insect which it eventually kills and that is free-living as an adult
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