hyperparasitoid
nounEtymology
From hyper- + parasitoid.
Definitions
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.
The neighborhood
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