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What does hyperparasite mean?

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Noun
  1. (entomology) An insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect.
  2. (biology) Any parasite whose host is a parasite.
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Parker and Thompson called their hyperparasite Tetrastichus sp.
Results of laboratory tests indicated that T. atroviride is an effective hyperparasite of S. sclerotiorum.
Hyperparasite attack may reduce the effectiveness of L. testaceipes if the hyperparasite is abundant.

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