詞彙 Glossary

擬寄生 Parasitoid

指某生物蠶食寄主的身體,並逐漸殺死寄主(真正的寄生是不會殺死寄主的),這是一種介乎於寄生和捕食之間的關係。

A parasitoid is an organism that consumes the body tissues of the hosts, eventually killing the host (in contrary to true parasitism). This is an intermediate between parasitism and predation.