Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In entomology, the parasitism of certain Ichneumonidæ, Chalcididæ, etc., which in the larval state live in the bodies of other insect parasites.
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- noun biology
parasitism by oneparasite upon another
Etymologies
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hyper- + parasitism
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Examples
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Among them is found, too, that curious condition known as hyperparasitism where one animal, itself a parasite, is preyed upon by a still smaller parasite.
Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases Rennie Wilbur Doane
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The response of each habitat is likely to be individualistic [20], and to depend upon the dynamics of the populations and communities, as well as on a range of species interactions such as competition, predation, parasitism, hyperparasitism, and mutualism.
Effects of climate change on the biodiversity of the Arctic 2009
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