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alloparental

alloparental adjective: of or pertaining to an alloparent.

Adjective

alloparental (comparative more alloparental, superlative most alloparental)

  1. Of or pertaining to an alloparent

Forms of alloparental

comparativemore alloparental
superlativemost alloparental

Origin of alloparental

From allo- + parental.

Questions about alloparental

What does alloparental mean?
Alloparental means of or pertaining to an alloparent.
What part of speech is alloparental?
Alloparental is an adjective.

Words near alloparental in the dictionary

  1. alloparasitic
  2. alloparasitism
  3. alloparasitoid
  4. alloparasitoids
  5. alloparent
  6. alloparental
  7. alloparenting
  8. alloparents
  9. allopaternal
  10. allopath
  11. allopathetic

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