micropredator

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Etymology[edit]

micro- +‎ predator

Noun[edit]

micropredator (plural micropredators)

  1. (biology) A very small predator, with some characteristics of a parasite, feeding on blood and sometimes other parts of the prey animal's body, but usually sparing the life of the host.

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