brood parasite

noun

An animal - bird, fish or insect - that relies on other species to raise their young.

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Meanings

nounbrood parasite (plural brood parasites)

plural brood parasites

  1. An animal - bird, fish or insect - that relies on other species to raise their young.

Translations

Dutch broedparasiet
  • broedparasiettype of animal
Finnish pesäloisija
  • pesäloisijatype of animal
German Brutparasit
  • Brutparasittype of animal
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APA

brood parasite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brood%20parasite

MLA

“brood parasite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brood%20parasite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brood parasite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brood%20parasite.

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