PARASITOIDISM


Meaning of PARASITOIDISM in English

pronunc at parasitȯid I +ˌizəm noun

( -s )

: a relation existing between various insect larvae and their hosts in which the larva feeds upon the living host tissues in an orderly sequence such that the host is not killed until the larval development is complete

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