hyperparasitoid

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noun

A secondary parasitoid, developing or subsisting on another parasitoid.

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Meanings

nounhyperparasitoid (plural hyperparasitoids)

plural hyperparasitoids

  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.

    2015 August 14, “Aphid Parasitoid Mothers Don't Always Know Best through the Whole Host Selection Process”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hyper- + parasitoid.

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