BusinessAugust 24, 2026
parasitoids
PAIR-uh-si-toydz
Definition
Organisms that live as parasites during their larval stage and eventually kill their host.
Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'parasitos' (meaning someone who eats at another's table) combined with the suffix '-oid' (meaning 'resembling'). The term was coined in the early 20th century to distinguish these organisms, which kill their hosts, from traditional parasites that usually do not.
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