hyperparasitoid

noun

Etymology

From hyper- + parasitoid.

Definitions

  1. 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.

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