Parasitoid Uncommon

Origin: Greek prefix para-

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

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

See Also

parasitoidal life cycle hyperparasitoid parasitoids koinobiont parasitic tachina triungulin

Related Terms

parasitoidal life cycle hyperparasitoid parasitoids koinobiont parasitic tachina triungulin ectoparasitoid hyperparasite superparasitism organism cuckoo wasp host endoparasitoid autoparasitoid necrotroph chalcid wasp multiparasitism

Rhyming Words

oid boid ooid coid noid poid foid roid loid void doid zoid groid geoid booid avoid axoid aloid ploid pooid

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