overparasitized
/ˌoʊvɚˈpæɹəsaɪtˌaɪzd/
overparasitized adjective: excessively parasitized; affected by an unusually large number or intensity of parasites, often resulting in harm or reduced viability.
Adjective
overparasitized (comparative more overparasitized, superlative most overparasitized)
- Excessively parasitized; affected by an unusually large number or intensity of parasites, often resulting in harm or reduced viability.
- The explanation of this was, that nature had overdone her work, the larvae had been overparasitized, that is to say, the larvae had been attacked by several flies, with the result that the amount of food contained in the body of any one larva was insufficient for the large number of grubs devouring...1929, Proceedings of the Sixteenth Indian Science Congress., MADRAS: Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 170
- If sexuals cannot invade these marginal habitats or reversion to sex is constrained, parthenogens should be overparasitized.1997, Bruno Streit, Curtis M. Lively, Thomas Stadler, editors, Evolutionary Ecology of Freshwater Animals: Concepts and Case Studies, Springer, page 285
Forms of overparasitized
| comparative | more overparasitized |
|---|---|
| superlative | most overparasitized |
Origin of overparasitized
From over- + parasitized.
Questions about overparasitized
- What does overparasitized mean?
- Overparasitized means excessively parasitized; affected by an unusually large number or intensity of parasites, often resulting in harm or reduced viability.
- What part of speech is overparasitized?
- Overparasitized is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce overparasitized?
- Overparasitized is pronounced /ˌoʊvɚˈpæɹəsaɪtˌaɪzd/.
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