Hyperparasitoid

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A secondary parasitoid, developing or subsisting on another parasitoid.

    "Explanations for the mismatch between mother preference and host suitability can include threat of hyperparasitoids, host defence, and learning of plant-host complex cues."

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"Explanations for the mismatch between mother preference and host suitability can include threat of hyperparasitoids, host defence, and learning of plant-host complex cues."

Etymology

From hyper- + parasitoid.

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