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parasitoid definition

para·sit·oid (-sī′to̵id′)

noun

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

Etymology: parasit(e) + -oid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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