Definition of Parasite, Hyperparasitism, Predator

Parasite:

An organism that depends on its host for some essential metabolites and must do some harm to its host, whatever small it may be.

Hyperparasitism: A situation in which a parasite occurs on or in another parasite , e.g., Rat intestine’s parasite Giardia muri is parasitized by Entamoeba pantista.

Predator: Living by preying upon other animals. The predator consumes all or part of its prey, generally killing the latter.

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