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kionobiont

kionobiont is the misspelling of koinobiont.

Meaning of koinobiont

Noun

koinobiont (plural koinobionts)

  1. A parasitoid whose host continues to feed and grow after parasitization.
    • Not many koinobionts are ectoparasitoids, although a number of ichneumonoids (e.g. Tryphoninae; Adelognathinae; Polysphinctini; some Rogadinae) and a few eulophids are (Plate 1).1988, Ian David Gauld, Barry Bolton, The Hymenoptera, British Museum, page 14

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Questions about kionobiont

What is kionobiont the misspelling of?
Kionobiont is the misspelling of koinobiont.

Words near kionobiont in the dictionary

  1. Kiokmay
  2. kiondo
  3. kiondos
  4. kionedon
  5. Kiong Hee Huat Chai
  6. kionobiont
  7. kionoceratid
  8. kionoceratids
  9. Kiora
  10. kiore
  11. kiores

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