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From hyper- (prefix meaning ‘over, above, or beyond’) + parasite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hyperparasite
hy·per·par·a·siteToday it means: Any parasite whose host is a parasite. Full definition →
Today it means: Any parasite whose host is a parasite. Full definition →
From hyper- (prefix meaning ‘over, above, or beyond’) + parasite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.