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parasitoid
par·a·sit·oid P0065650 (păr′ə-sĭ-toid′, -sī′toid)n. An organism, usually an insect, that lives on or in a host organism during some period of its development and eventually kills its host.
par′a·sit·oid′ adj.parasitoid (ˈpærəsɪˌtɔːd) n (Zoology) zoology an animal, esp an insect, that is parasitic during the larval stage of its life cycle but becomes free-living when adultpar•a•sit•oid (ˈpær ə sɪˌtɔɪd, -saɪ-)
n. 1. an insect that hatches within a host, feeds on it during the larval stage, and becomes free-living when the host dies. 2. any organism whose mode of life is intermediate between a parasite and a predator. adj. 3. of or pertaining to a parasitoid. [1920–25; < New Latin Parasitoïdea (1913); see parasite, -oid] par′a•sit•oid•ism, n. Translations
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par·a·si·toid (par'ă-sī'toyd), Denoting a feeding relationship intermediate between predation and parasitism, in which the parasitoid eventually destroys its host; refers especially to parasitic wasps (order Hymenoptera) the larvae of which feed on and finally destroy a grub or other arthropod host stung by the mother wasp before laying its egg(s) on the host. [parasite + G. eidos, appearance] parasitoid (păr′ə-sĭ-toid′, -sī′toid)n. An organism, usually an insect, that lives on or in a host organism during some period of its development and eventually kills its host.
par′a·sit·oid′ adj.parasitoid any of the alternately parasitic and free-living wasps and flies, such as the ichneumon fly, whose larvae parasitize and often kill members of the host species. |