hyperparasite
noun/ˌhaɪpəˈpæɹəsaɪt/UK/ˌhaɪpɚˈpæɹəsaɪt/US
Etymology
From hyper- (prefix meaning ‘over, above, or beyond’) + parasite.
Definitions
Any parasite whose host is a parasite.
- Nose′ma [...] A genus of protozoa, including the supposed hyperparasite of the malarial organism; [...]
- Tuberculina maxima Rost., a fungus hyperparasite of blister rust, was variably common to abundant over the area during the test period, and it caused some uncertainties in assessing effectiveness of fungicidal treatments.
An insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect.
- Though itself attacked by several hymenopterous hyperparasites, it [Paratheresia claripalpis, a species of fly] is still capable of maintaining a high rate of borer parasitization, one recorded instance being 73.7%; [...]
The neighborhood
- neighbornonparasite
- neighbornonparasitic
- neighbornonparasitized
- neighbornonparasitological
- neighborparasite
- neighborparasitic
- neighborparasitical
- neighborparasitically
- neighborparasiticalness
- neighborparasitisation
- neighborparasitization
- neighborparasitised
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for hyperparasite. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA