multiparasitism

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noun

A form of parasitism in which the host is attacked by more than one species of parasite or parasitoid at the same time.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounmultiparasitism (usually uncountable, plural multiparasitisms)

plural multiparasitisms

  1. uncountableusuallyA form of parasitism in which the host is attacked by more than one species of parasite or parasitoid at the same time.

Origin

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APA

multiparasitism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiparasitism

MLA

“multiparasitism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiparasitism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiparasitism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiparasitism.

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