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Autoparasitism

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hyperparasitismnoun(biology) Parasitism by one parasite upon another.
alloparasitismnoun(biology) parasitism involving alloparasites
parasitoidismnounparasitism by a parasitoid
multiparasitismnounA form of parasitism in which the host is attacked by more than one species of parasite or parasitoid at the same time.
polyparasitismnounThe presence of multiple parasites on the same host
parasitenoun(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.
hyperparasitenoun(biology) Any parasite whose host is a parasite.
pseudoparasitismnoun(biology) parasitism by a pseudoparasite
autoinfectionnounThe infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete life cycle of the parasite happens in a single organism, without the involvement of another host.
pseudoparasitizationnounAlternative form of pseudoparasitisation. [infestation with pseudoparasites]
adelphoparasitismnoun(biology) embryonic parasitism
parasitoidisationnouninfection with a parasitoid
kleptoparasitismnoun(zoology) The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc., from animals of the same or another species.
parasymbiontnoun(biology) A parasymbiotic symbiont
holoparasitismnoun(biology) The condition of being holoparasitic or of being a holoparasite
parasymbiosisnoun(biology) The condition when the hyphae of a parasite envelop the algal constituents of a lichen and cause injury.
parasitoidynoun(biology) The condition of being parasitoid
pseudoparasitisationnouninfestation with pseudoparasites
superparasitenoun(biology) Any species that parasitizes another in very large numbers.
mesoparasitismnoun(biology) The role of a mesoparasite.

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