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| par·a·sit·oid [ párrəssi tòyd, párrə sī tòyd ] |
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laying eggs inside host: describes an insect that lays its eggs inside the living body of another animal or insect. The hatched newborns feed off the body, eventually killing the host.
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noun (plural par·a·sit·oids) |
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parasitoid insect: an insect that lays its eggs within a host, eventually causing the death of the host
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