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Definition of Hyperparasite
1. Noun. (entomology) An insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect. ¹
2. Noun. (biology) Any parasite whose host is a parasite. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hyperparasite
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hyperparasite
1. A secondary parasite capable of development within a previously existing parasite. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperparasite
Literary usage of Hyperparasite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1896)
"I have several times bred H. areator, but could not say for certain that it was
a hyperparasite in any of the cases. On July 1st I was examining oak leaves ..."
2. Notes on Some Fijian Insects by Frederick Muir (1906)
"hyperparasite. ... After 16 days, (I adults >7 females and 2 males) of this
hyperparasite emerged— one per ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1916)
"... a hyperparasite of the fall webworm. The first stage larva, a very curious
being heavily armored with chitinous plates and provided with numerous hooks ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1900)
"... I bred from these Lestes eggs in flag stems five species of egg parasites and
one hyperparasite, all of which proved to be species new to science. ..."
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