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Parasitism — This article is about relationship between organisms. For other uses, see Parasite (disambiguation). Brood parasitism is a form of parasitism Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism … Wikipedia
parasitism — /par euh suy tiz euhm, si /, n. 1. Biol. a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another. 2. a parasitic mode of life or existence. 3. Pathol. a diseased condition due to parasites. 4. (in some totalitarian countries) a.… … Universalium
brood parasitism — n. a type of parasitism in which a bird (brood parasite), as a cowbird or European cuckoo, lays and abandons its eggs in the nest of another species … English World dictionary
brood parasitism — noun : social parasitism among birds characterized by a bird of one species laying its eggs in the nest of a bird of another species and giving no parental care to the eggs * * * a form of social parasitism practiced by certain birds, as cuckoos… … Useful english dictionary
temporary social parasitism — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, a parasitic queen entering an alien nest replacing the alien queen by killing or sterilizing it and eventually dominating the nest … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
social parasitism — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The coexistence of two species of social insects in the same nest, in which one is parasitically dependent on the other; see symphile … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Brood parasite — Brood parasitism is a form of parasitism … Wikipedia
Cuckoo — For other uses, see Cuckoo (disambiguation). Cuckoo s nest redirects here. For other uses, see Cuckoo s nest (disambiguation). Cuckoos Yellow billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) … Wikipedia
Chestnut Sparrow — Male in breeding plumage in Kenya Conservation status … Wikipedia
Mimicry — For other uses, see Mimic (disambiguation). Plate from Henry Walter Bates (1862) illustrating Batesian mimicry between Dismorphia species (top row, third row) and various Ithomiini (Nymphalidae, second row, bottom row) In … Wikipedia
