OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 48988

hyperparasite

/ˌhaɪpəˈpæɹəsaɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
hiperparásita • hiperparásito
Any parasite whose host is a parasite.
Nose′ma [...] A genus of protozoa, including the supposed hyperparasite of the malarial organism; [...]
Tuberculina maxima Rost., a fungus hyperparasite of blister rust, was variably common to abundant over the area during the test period, and it caused some uncertainties in assessin…
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