A hyperparasite is a parasite whose host is a parasite. This form of parasitism is especially common among entomophagous parasites. The term is used loosely to refer also to parasitoids whose hosts are parasites or parasitoids; the distinction is not always clear or of interest in practice. Professor Erik Poelman of Wageningen University studied h... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperparasite
hyperparasite 1. A secondary parasite capable of development within a previously existing parasite. 2. An organism that is parasitic on or in another parasite. 3. A parasite that preys on another parasite. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2767/