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brood parasitism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
brood -par-a-sitism
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of some species of animal (the parasites) of relying on another species (the host species) to rear the parasites' young, as practised by certain birds (for example, most species of cuckoo), insects (for example, cuckoo bumblebees) and some other animals.

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Usage

Phrases

brood parasite

Frequently Paired Words

brood parasite kleptoparasitism

Questions

What does brood parasitism mean?
The practice of some species of animal (the parasites) of relying on another species (the host species) to rear the parasites' young, as practised by certain birds (for example, most species of cuckoo), insects (for example, cuckoo bumblebees) and some other animals.

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