"parasitoid" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-parasitoid.wav [US] Forms: parasitoids [plural]
Etymology: parasite + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|parasite|oid}} parasite + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} parasitoid (plural parasitoids)
  1. Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host. Wikipedia link: parasitoid Translations (organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle): parasitoïde [masculine] (French), parassitoide [masculine] (Italian), паразитоид (parazitoid) [masculine] (Russian), parasitoide [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-parasitoid-en-noun-k6L9DK3~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid

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