Hyperparasitoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hyperparasitoid is a noun meaning A secondary parasitoid, developing or subsisting on another parasitoid.
Meaning
A secondary parasitoid, developing or subsisting on another parasitoid.
Example Sentences
Explanations for the mismatch between mother preference and host suitability can include threat of hyperparasitoids, host defence, and learning of plant-host complex cues.
Word Forms
- hyperparasitoids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hyperparasite, epiparasite, alloparasitoid, parasitoid, autoparasitoid, superparasitism.
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