Hyperparasitoid
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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