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✂️ Removes testicles 🚫 Takes away power 🦠 Prevents reproduction
castrator

castrator

9.9
A parasite that stops the animal it lives on from having babies
  • noun
  • /ˈkæstreɪtər/
  • Specialized
: castrador
  • In nature, certain parasites act as castrators by inhibiting the reproductive capacity of their hosts.

Examples

  • The wasp is a notorious castrator that injects its eggs into living hosts, leading to their sterilization.

  • Some organisms function as castrators, effectively preventing their host's reproduction by altering their hormones.

  • According to his records, the pills are castrators.

    Spawn (1997)

Surface Forms

castrator singular
castrators plural

Morphology

castrator = castrate (transparent) = castrate + or

Agent noun derived from 'castrate' referring to an agent (including biological agents) that causes castration; the connection to the verb is direct.

Etymology

Castrator comes from castrate ('to cut off the testicles'), and scientists use it for parasites that 'stop' reproduction in a host by damaging the animal's ability to have young.