"hyperparasite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌhaɪpəˈpæɹəsaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌhaɪpɚˈpæɹəsaɪt/ [General-American], /-ˈpɛ-/ [General-American] Audio: En-uk-hyperparasite.ogg Forms: hyperparasites [plural]
Etymology: From hyper- (prefix meaning ‘over, above, or beyond’) + parasite. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Pteromalidae|family}} Pteromalidae, {{taxfmt|Microgastrinae|subfamily}} Microgastrinae, {{taxfmt|Lepidoptera|order}} Lepidoptera, {{prefix|en|hyper|parasite|pos1=prefix meaning ‘over, above, or beyond’}} hyper- (prefix meaning ‘over, above, or beyond’) + parasite Head templates: {{en-noun}} hyperparasite (plural hyperparasites)
  1. (biology) Any parasite whose host is a parasite. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (parasite whose host is a parasite): تطفل فوقي (Arabic), hyperparazit [masculine] (Czech), hyperparasiet [masculine] (Dutch), hüperparasiit (Estonian), Hyperparasit [masculine] (German), hyperparasitt [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), hiperpasożyt [masculine] (Polish), hiperparazyt (Polish), hiperparazit [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), hiperparazit (Slovene), hiperparásito [masculine] (Spanish), hiperparásita [feminine] (Spanish), hyperparasit (Swedish), ký sinh bậc cao (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-hyperparasite-en-noun-AcAo7fqL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 47 53 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'parasite whose host is a parasite': 98 2
  2. (entomology, specifically) An insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect. Tags: specifically Categories (topical): Entomology Translations (insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect): hyperparasiet [masculine] (Dutch), hiperparazit [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-hyperparasite-en-noun-rP-DK2us Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 47 53 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: hyperparasitoid Derived forms: hyperparasitic, hyperparasitical, hyperparasitically, hyperparasitised, hyperparasitized [adjective], hyperparasitise, hyperparasitize, hyperparasitism, hyperparasitoid

Inflected forms

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          "text": "In a second instance, two parasitic fungi (Dicyma pulvinata and Cylindrosporium concentricum) were introduced against a fungal pathogen causing black crust on the foliage of rubber, Phyllachora huberi, in the Amazon basin of Brazil and long-term control was documented [...]. These antagonists are obligate pathogens living as hyperparasites and their increase is dependent on the presence of the plant pathogen.",
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          "text": "Parasites and Hyperparasites.— [...] How the Pteromalus contrived to introduce its eggs into the Tetrastichus, and how the Tetrastichus managed to oust the Microgaster must for the present remain open questions for the consideration of the learned.",
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          "ref": "1951 February, H. M[artin]-L[eake], “The Sugar Cane Mouth Borer in Peru”, in James P. Ogilvie, editor, The International Sugar Journal: A Technical & Commercial Periodical Devoted Entirely to the Sugar Industry, volume LIII, number 626, London: The International Sugar Journal Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 42, column 2:",
          "text": "Though itself attacked by several hymenopterous hyperparasites, it [Paratheresia claripalpis, a species of fly] is still capable of maintaining a high rate of borer parasitization, one recorded instance being 73.7%; [...]",
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          "ref": "1982, John Feltwell, “Parasitic Control”, in Large White Butterfly: The Biology, Biochemistry, and Physiology of Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus) (Entomologica; 18), The Hague, Boston, Mass.: Dr. W. Junk Publishers, →ISBN, page 402:",
          "text": "Secondary parasites, or hyperparasites, are parasites of primary parasites and have quite the opposite ecological effect since they constrain the population of the primary parasite. [...] A few species are able to function as facultative hyperparasites, attacking both the host and its primary parasites.",
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          "ref": "1983 December, A. T. Barrion, J. A. Litsinger, “Trichornalopsis apanteloctena (Crawford) [Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae]: Correct Name for the Larval Parasite of the Rice Skipper”, in International Rice Research Newsletter, volume 8, number 6, Manila: International Rice Research Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 14:",
          "text": "Eupteromalus parnarae Gahan [...] is also a recorded hyperparasite of Apanteles rifucrus Haliday on Naranga aenescens Moore, [...]",
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          "ref": "1995 May, Paulette Ann Tai Chun, “Results and Discussion”, in Pre and Post Harvest Pests and Diseases of Araza (Eugenia stipitata) in Costa Rica: Report on Activities at the Agronomic Center for Tropical Agriculture Research and Training (CATIE): […], Costa Rica: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Headquarters, pages 12 and 13:",
          "text": "[page 12] The colour loss of the rust on Araza was found to be accelerated by the presence of a hyperparasite indicated by the white mycelia surrounding the urediospores [...] [page 13] The hyperparasite on the Uromyces sp. affecting Araza is yet to be identified but may have potential in the future for the development of biological control programs for this organism.",
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          "ref": "1914, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, “Nose′ma”, in A Practical Medical Dictionary [...], 3rd revised edition, New York, N.Y.: William Wood and Company, →OCLC, page 628:",
          "text": "Nose′ma [...] A genus of protozoa, including the supposed hyperparasite of the malarial organism; [...]",
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          "ref": "1967, Clarence R. Quick, “Methods”, in Chemical Control of Blister Rust on Sugar Pine … Two Fungicides Show Promise in California Tests (U.S. Forest Service Research Note; PSW-147), Berkeley, Calif.: Pacific Southwest Forest & Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, →OCLC, page 2:",
          "text": "Tuberculina maxima Rost., a fungus hyperparasite of blister rust, was variably common to abundant over the area during the test period, and it caused some uncertainties in assessing effectiveness of fungicidal treatments.",
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          "ref": "1997, Graham Bell, “Simple Selection”, in The Basics of Selection, New York, N.Y., London: Chapman & Hall, →ISBN, section 14 (Self-replicating Algorithms Evolve in Computers), pages 22 and 23:",
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          "ref": "2004, Ann E. Hajek, “Microbial Antagonists”, in Natural Enemies: An Introduction to Biological Control, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, section 17.3 (Strategies for Using Antagonists to Control Plant Pathogens), page 281:",
          "text": "In a second instance, two parasitic fungi (Dicyma pulvinata and Cylindrosporium concentricum) were introduced against a fungal pathogen causing black crust on the foliage of rubber, Phyllachora huberi, in the Amazon basin of Brazil and long-term control was documented [...]. These antagonists are obligate pathogens living as hyperparasites and their increase is dependent on the presence of the plant pathogen.",
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          "text": "Parasites and Hyperparasites.— [...] How the Pteromalus contrived to introduce its eggs into the Tetrastichus, and how the Tetrastichus managed to oust the Microgaster must for the present remain open questions for the consideration of the learned.",
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          "ref": "1951 February, H. M[artin]-L[eake], “The Sugar Cane Mouth Borer in Peru”, in James P. Ogilvie, editor, The International Sugar Journal: A Technical & Commercial Periodical Devoted Entirely to the Sugar Industry, volume LIII, number 626, London: The International Sugar Journal Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 42, column 2:",
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          "ref": "1982, John Feltwell, “Parasitic Control”, in Large White Butterfly: The Biology, Biochemistry, and Physiology of Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus) (Entomologica; 18), The Hague, Boston, Mass.: Dr. W. Junk Publishers, →ISBN, page 402:",
          "text": "Secondary parasites, or hyperparasites, are parasites of primary parasites and have quite the opposite ecological effect since they constrain the population of the primary parasite. [...] A few species are able to function as facultative hyperparasites, attacking both the host and its primary parasites.",
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          "ref": "1983 December, A. T. Barrion, J. A. Litsinger, “Trichornalopsis apanteloctena (Crawford) [Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae]: Correct Name for the Larval Parasite of the Rice Skipper”, in International Rice Research Newsletter, volume 8, number 6, Manila: International Rice Research Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 14:",
          "text": "Eupteromalus parnarae Gahan [...] is also a recorded hyperparasite of Apanteles rifucrus Haliday on Naranga aenescens Moore, [...]",
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          "text": "[page 12] The colour loss of the rust on Araza was found to be accelerated by the presence of a hyperparasite indicated by the white mycelia surrounding the urediospores [...] [page 13] The hyperparasite on the Uromyces sp. affecting Araza is yet to be identified but may have potential in the future for the development of biological control programs for this organism.",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "parasite whose host is a parasite",
      "word": "تطفل فوقي"
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      "sense": "parasite whose host is a parasite",
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      "word": "hyperparazit"
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      "sense": "parasite whose host is a parasite",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "hyperparasiet"
    },
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "parasite whose host is a parasite",
      "word": "hüperparasiit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "parasite whose host is a parasite",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Hyperparasit"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "parasite whose host is a parasite",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "hyperparasitt"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "parasite whose host is a parasite",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "hiperpasożyt"
    },
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      "word": "hiperparazyt"
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      "sense": "parasite whose host is a parasite",
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      "word": "hiperparazit"
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      "sense": "parasite whose host is a parasite",
      "word": "hiperparazit"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "parasite whose host is a parasite",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "hiperparásito"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "parasite whose host is a parasite",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "hiperparásita"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "parasite whose host is a parasite",
      "word": "hyperparasit"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "parasite whose host is a parasite",
      "word": "ký sinh bậc cao"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "insect that parasitizes another parasitic insect",
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