hyperparasite

hy·per·par·a·site

[hahy-per-par-uh-sahyt]
noun Biology.
an organism that is parasitic on or in another parasite.

Origin:
1825–35; hyper- + parasite

hy·per·par·a·sit·ic [hahy-per-par-uh-sit-ik] , adjective
hy·per·par·a·sit·ism, noun
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hyperparasite (ˌhaɪpəˈpærəˌsaɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an organism that is parasitic on another parasite

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Hyperparasite is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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