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adelphoparasite

adelphoparasite noun: an organism that engages in adelphoparasitism.

Noun

adelphoparasite (plural adelphoparasites)

  1. An organism that engages in adelphoparasitism.

Forms of adelphoparasite

pluraladelphoparasites

Origin of adelphoparasite

From adelpho- + parasite.

Questions about adelphoparasite

What does adelphoparasite mean?
Adelphoparasite means an organism that engages in adelphoparasitism.
What part of speech is adelphoparasite?
Adelphoparasite is a noun.
What is the plural of adelphoparasite?
The plural of adelphoparasite is adelphoparasites.

Words near adelphoparasite in the dictionary

  1. adelphogamous
  2. adelphogamy
  3. adelphoi
  4. adelphomyine
  5. adelphomyines
  6. adelphoparasite
  7. adelphoparasitism
  8. adelphophage
  9. adelphophages
  10. adelphophagic
  11. adelphophagy

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