micropredator

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.

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  • micropredator — eating very small prey …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • micropredator — n. [Gr. mikros, small; L. praedator, plunderer] A temporary parasite …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • temporary parasite — A parasite that comes in contact with its host to feed and then departs; intermittent parasite; micropredator …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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