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a fungus that grows at the expense of another organism, drawing nourishment from it. Example: Armillaria mellea (also called the honey mushroom or oak root rot fungus).
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| parasitism |
A symbiotic relationship in which the parasite benefits by obtaining nourishment from the host and the host is weakened or killed by the parasite.
Ãâó: www.environment.nelson.com/0176169040/glossary.htm...
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| parasite |
an organism living in or deriving nourishment from another organism (adj. parasitic).
Ãâó: www.weeds.asn.au/gloss/new_gloss2.html
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| parasitoid |
An insect that feeds on the internal tissues and body fluids of another insect, eventually killing the host.
Ãâó: nofc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/biodiversity/en/keys/pissodes...
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| parasitoid |
an animal that feeds in or on another living animal, consuming all or most of its tissues and eventually killing it. Parasitoids are often called parasites, but the term parasitoid is more technically correct. Most beneficial insects parasitoids are wasps or flies.
Ãâó: www.dpi.qld.gov.au/source/11949.html
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