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Meaning of parasitoid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host.

Equivalents

Español parasitoide
Français parasitoïde
Italiano parassitoide
Русский паразитоид

Examples

“All of these solitary parasitoid wasps that use their sting-ovipositors for stinging prey and depositing eggs are subjected to little predatory pressure from large predators.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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