hyperparasitoid
nounEtymology From hyper- + parasitoid.
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A secondary parasitoid, developing or subsisting on another parasitoid.
- Explanations for the mismatch between mother preference and host suitability can include threat of hyperparasitoids, host defence, and learning of plant-host complex cues.2015 August 14, “Aphid Parasitoid Mothers Don't Always Know Best through the Whole Host Selection Process”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: