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brood par·a·site
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brood parasitenoun
An animal that leaves its eggs in the nest of others to be raised.
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Brood parasite
Brood parasites are organisms that use the strategy of brood parasitism, a kind of kleptoparasitism found among birds, fish or insects, involving the manipulation and use of host individuals either of the same or different species to raise the young of the brood-parasite. This relieves the parasitic parent from the investment of rearing young or building nests, enabling them to spend more time foraging, producing offspring etc. Additionally, the risk of egg loss to raiders such as raccoons is mitigated, by having distributed the eggs amongst a number of different nests. As this behaviour is damaging to the host, it will often result in an evolutionary arms race between parasite and host.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of brood parasite in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of brood parasite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- brut parasitGerman
- παράσιτο μόσχουGreek
- parásito de la críaSpanish
- parasite de couvainFrench
- madár parazitaHungarian
- parassita del cervelloItalian
- טפיל צפרדעHebrew
- parasitus avis nidum suumLatin
- BroodparasietDutch
- parasita de ninhadaPortuguese
- parazit de parazitRomanian
- племенной паразитRussian
- parasitSwedish
- ký sinh trùngVietnamese
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