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Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host.
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parasitoid — [par′əsī΄toid΄] n. [ PARASIT(E) + OID] a parasite that ultimately destroys its host, as any of various wasp larvae which feed progressively on the tissues of an immature stage of a host species … English World dictionary
Parasitoid — SEM image of endoparasitoid ciliates of the genus Collinia, which can cause mass mortality in affected krill populations A parasitoid is an organism that spends a significant portion of its life history attached to or within a single host… … Wikipedia
parasitoid — Denoting a feeding relationship intermediate between predation and parasitism, in which the p. eventually destroys its host; refers especially to parasitic wasps (order Hymenoptera) whose larvae feed on and finally destroy a grub or other… … Medical dictionary
parasitoid — noun Date: 1922 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Parasitoid — Als Parasitoid wird ein Tier, in der Regel ein Insekt, bezeichnet, welches in seiner Entwicklung parasitisch lebt, den Wirt zum Abschluss der Parasitierung jedoch tötet. Schätzungen zufolge sind etwa 10 % aller Metazoa Arten Parasitoiden.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
parasitoid — par•a•sit•oid [[t]ˈpær ə sɪˌtɔɪd, saɪ [/t]] n. 1) ecl an insect that hatches within a host, feeds on it during the larval stage, and becomes free living when the host dies 2) ecl any organism whose mode of life is intermediate between a parasite… … From formal English to slang
parasitoid — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sīd.ˌȯid, īˌtȯid, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ sə̇ˌtȯid adjective Etymology: parasit + oid 1. : resembling a parasite; specifically : exhibiting or practicing parasitoidism 2. : of or relating to the Parasitoidea II. noun ( … Useful english dictionary
Parasitoid wasp — Taxobox name = Parasitoid wasp image width = 240px image caption = Quarter inch long (6 mm) parasitoid wasp ( Peristenus digoneutis , Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae) prepares to lay an egg in a tarnished plant bug nymph. regnum = Animalia phylum =… … Wikipedia
parasitoid — n. [Gr. para, beside; sitos, food; eidos, form] 1. Any organism that is typically parasitic in its development, but kills the host during or at the completion of its development. 2. Also used as an adjective to describe this mode of life. 3.… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
parasitoid — /par euh si toyd , suy /, n. 1. an organism that practices parasitoidism. adj. 2. of or pertaining to a parasite, esp. one practicing parasitoidism. [1920 25; < NL Parasitoïdea (1913); see PARASITE, OID] * * * … Universalium
