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 Definitions of parasitoid  [ˈpær ə sɪˌtɔɪd, -saɪ-]  

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Definition of 'parasitoid' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) parasitoid
an insect that hatches within a host, feeds on it during the larval stage, and becomes free-living when the host dies.

2.  parasitoid
any organism whose mode of life is intermediate between a parasite and a predator.

3. (adj.) parasitoid
of or pertaining to a parasitoid.

Etymology:  (1920–25; < NL Parasitoïdea (1913); see parasite , -oid)


'parasitoid' - Nearby Entries  

parasexual  parashah  parasitize  parasitoid  parasynthesis  paratroop  paravane  



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