Dictionary

brood parasitism en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (qualifier:particularly ornithology, uncountable) The practice of some species of animal (the parasites) of relying on another species (the host species) to rear the parasites' young, as practised by certain birds (for example, most species of cuckoo), insects (for example, cuckoo bumblebees) and some other animals.

Coordinates

kleptoparasitism

Hypernyms

parasitism

Relateds

brood parasite

Translations (5)

vi kí sinh nuôi dưỡng (parasitical reliance on host for rearing one's young) · cmn 巢寄生 (parasitical reliance on host for rearing one's young) · nl nestparasitisme (parasitical reliance on host for rearing one's young) · ja 托卵 (parasitical reliance on host for rearing one's young) · nl broedparasitisme (parasitical reliance on host for rearing one's young)