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Definition of Hyperparasites
1. hyperparasite [n] - See also: hyperparasite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperparasites
Literary usage of Hyperparasites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"Altogether, 15 species of parasitic Hymenoptera have been bred from C. viridis,
some of which appear to be hyperparasites, the most common being the Chalcid ..."
2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1907)
"Including the 12 hyperparasites, making a total fatality in Carolina of 252, the
percentage of parasitism by ..."
3. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation by James William Tutt, Malcolm Burr (1890)
"PARASITES AND hyperparasites.—The Rev. J. Waterston, examples of ... Lepeletier,
and its hyperparasites ..."