| parasitoid |
Parasitoids differ from parasites in their relationship with the host. In a truly parasitic relationship, the parasite and host live side by side with little or no damage to the host organism while the parasite takes enough nutrients to live on and reproduce without draining the host's reserves in full. In a parasitoid relationship, the host is usually killed after the full development of the other organism. ...
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| parasitic |
Having to do with or being a parasite.
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| parasite |
An animal or a plant that lives on or in an organism of another species and gets nutrients from it. A complete parasite gets all of its nutrients from the host organism, but a semi-parasite gets only some of its nutrients from the host.
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| parasympathetic nervous system |
the part of the autonomic nervous system that is stimulated during times of relaxation
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| parasitism |
The phenomenon of the growth of one organism, theparasite, at the expense of another, the host.
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