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n. [Gr. mikros, small; L. praedator, plunderer]A temporary parasite.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
micropredator
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micropredator — eating very small prey … Dictionary of ichthyology
micropredator — mi·cro·pred·a·tor (mi″kro predґə tər) [micro + predator] an organism, e.g., the mosquito, that derives elements essential for its existence from other species of organisms, larger than itself, without causing their destruction … Medical dictionary
temporary parasite — A parasite that comes in contact with its host to feed and then departs; intermittent parasite; micropredator … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
