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

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parasitoid

Source Word

parasitoid

Noun

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

Japanese Meaning

寄生生活の一部として他の生物に依存し、特に最終的に宿主を殺す生物

The parasitoid laid its eggs inside the caterpillar, and the larvae consumed the host from within.

その生活史の一部で寄生し、最終的に宿主を死に至らしめることがある寄生性の生物は毛虫の体内に卵を産み、幼虫は内部から宿主を食べ尽くした。

Sense（1）

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

parasitoids

（ plural ）