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parasitoid
noun par·a·sit·oid \ˈper-ə-sə-ˌtȯid, -ˌsī-, ˌpa-rə-\
Definition of PARASITOID
: 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
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First Known Use of PARASITOID
1922
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