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superparasitism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-par-a-sitism
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of parasitism in which the host (typically an insect larva such as a caterpillar) is attacked more than once by a single species of parasitoid.

Uncountable

Etymology

From super- + parasitism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

superparasitisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

superparasite superparasitic multiparasitism

Questions

What does superparasitism mean?
A form of parasitism in which the host (typically an insect larva such as a caterpillar) is attacked more than once by a single species of parasitoid.
Where does superparasitism come from?
From super- + parasitism.

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