parasitoidism

[par-uh-si-toi-diz-uhm, -sahy-]

par·a·sit·oid·ism

[par-uh-si-toi-diz-uhm, -sahy-]
noun
the feeding by certain insect larvae on host tissues such that the host remains alive until larval development is complete and then usually dies.

Origin:
parasitoid + -ism
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Parasitoidism has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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