hyperparasitism
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Hyperparasitism is a form of parasitism where one parasite preys on another. This means a hyperparasite is a parasite that lives on or within another parasite. This relationship can be seen in zoology, where, for example, a protozoan living in the digestive tract of a flea that is itself on a dog would be considered hyperparasitism. This concept is a specialized area within the broader field of parasitology, which studies the biological phenomenon of parasitism. Parasitism itself is a relationship where one species benefits at the expense of another, often without immediately killing the host.1234
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