secondary parasite

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• secondary host — intermediate host (a fish in which a parasite passes a larval or non reproductive phase) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• hyperparasite — A secondary parasite capable of development within a previously existing parasite. * * * hy·per·par·a·site .hī pər par ə .sīt n a parasite that is parasitic upon another parasite hy·per·par·a·sit·ic .par ə sit ik adj hy·per·par·a·sit·ism par ə… …   Medical dictionary

• hyperparasitism — A condition in which a secondary parasite develops within a previously existing parasite. SYN: biparasitism. * * * hy·per·par·a·sit·ism (hi″pər parґə si″tiz əm) infestation with a hyperparasite …   Medical dictionary

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