| 单词 | brood parasite |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbrood parasite brood parasite n. Biology an animal that lays its eggs in the nest of another animal (of the same or a different species), leaving the host to care for them and the eventual young, to the detriment of the host's young. ΚΠ 1937 W. C. Allee & K. P. Schmidt Hesse's Ecol. Animal Geogr. xxii. 461 Burrowing wasps likewise play large part in steppe regions... Their brood parasites are found with these Hymenoptera, such as the multillid wasps. 1999 National Trust Mag. Autumn 35/2 Mike discovered..a rare bee which is a brood parasite, laying its eggs in the food store of another bee which nests in old mouse holes. < as lemmas |
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