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hyperparasite

noun
hy路​per路​par路​a路​site | \ 藢h墨-p蓹r-藞per-蓹-藢s墨t How to pronounce hyperparasite (audio) , -藞pa-r蓹-\

Definition of hyperparasite

: a parasite that is parasitic upon another parasite
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hyperparasitic \ 藢h墨-​p蓹r-​藢per-​蓹-​藞si-​tik How to pronounce hyperparasitic (audio) , -​藢pa-​r蓹-​ \ adjective
hyperparasitism \ 藢h墨-​p蓹r-​藞per-​蓹-​藢s墨-​藢ti-​z蓹m How to pronounce hyperparasitism (audio) , -​藞pa-​r蓹-​ , -​s蓹-​藢ti-​ \ noun

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 Hyperparasites are parasites that take advantage of other parasites, such as parasitic wasps that lay eggs in other parasitic wasps that in turn lay eggs in caterpillars. — Andrew Forbes, National Geographic, "New Crypt-Keeper Wasp Is Parasite That Bursts From Host's Head," 25 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use of hyperparasite

1833, in the meaning defined above

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hyperparasite

noun
hy路​per路​par路​a路​site | \ 藢h墨-p蓹r-藞par-蓹-藢s墨t How to pronounce hyperparasite (audio) \

Medical Definition of hyperparasite

: a parasite that is parasitic upon another parasite

Other Words from hyperparasite

hyperparasitic \ -​藢par-​蓹-​藞sit-​ik How to pronounce hyperparasitic (audio) \ adjective
hyperparasitism \ -​藞par-​蓹-​藢s墨t-​藢iz-​蓹m How to pronounce hyperparasitism (audio) , -​s蓹-​藢tiz-​ How to pronounce hyperparasitism (audio) \ noun

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