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brood parasites

brood parasites is the plural of brood parasite.

Meaning of brood parasite

Noun

brood parasite (plural brood parasites)

  1. An animal - bird, fish or insect - that relies on other species to raise their young.

Questions about brood parasites

What is brood parasites the plural of?
Brood parasites is the plural of brood parasite.

Words near brood parasites in the dictionary

  1. brood mare
  2. brood mares
  3. brood nest
  4. brood nests
  5. brood parasite
  6. brood parasites
  7. brood parasitism
  8. brood patch
  9. brood patches
  10. brood pouch
  11. brood pouches

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