hyperparasite
[ hahy-per-par-uh-sahyt ]
/ ˌhaɪ pərˈpær əˌsaɪt /
noun Biology.
an organism that is parasitic on or in another parasite.
OTHER WORDS FROM hyperparasite
hy·per·par·a·sit·ic [hahy-per-par-uh-sit-ik] /ˌhaɪ pərˌpær əˈsɪt ɪk/, adjective hy·per·par·a·sit·ism, nounWords nearby hyperparasite
hyperovarianism,
hyperoxaluria,
hyperoxemia,
hyperoxia,
hyperoxide,
hyperparasite,
hyperparasitism,
hyperparathyroidism,
hyperpepsinia,
hyperperistalsis,
hyperphagia
British Dictionary definitions for hyperparasitism
hyperparasite
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈpærəˌsaɪt) /
noun
an organism that is parasitic on another parasite
Medical definitions for hyperparasitism
hyperparasitism
[ hī′pər-păr′ə-sĭ-tĭz′əm, -sī- ]
n.
A condition in which a secondary parasite develops within a previously existing parasite.