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alloparasite

alloparasite noun: an organism that parasitizes an unrelated host.

Noun

alloparasite (plural alloparasites)

  1. An organism that parasitizes an unrelated host

Forms of alloparasite

pluralalloparasites

Origin of alloparasite

From allo- + parasite.

Questions about alloparasite

What does alloparasite mean?
Alloparasite means an organism that parasitizes an unrelated host.
What part of speech is alloparasite?
Alloparasite is a noun.
What is the plural of alloparasite?
The plural of alloparasite is alloparasites.

Words near alloparasite in the dictionary

  1. allooctoploids
  2. allooed
  3. allooing
  4. alloos
  5. allopalladium
  6. alloparasite
  7. alloparasites
  8. alloparasitic
  9. alloparasitism
  10. alloparasitoid
  11. alloparasitoids

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