PARASITOIDISM


Meaning of PARASITOIDISM in English

/par"euh si toy diz'euhm, -suy-/ , n.

the feeding by certain insect larvae on host tissues such that the host remains alive until larval development is complete and then usually dies.

[ PARASITOID + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .