brood parasitism
The practice of some species of animal of relying on another species to rear the…The practice of some species of animal (the parasites) of relying on another species (the host species) to rear the parasites' young, as practised by certain birds (for example, most species of cuckoo), insects (for example, cuckoo bumblebees) and some other animals.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The practice of some species of animal (the parasites) of relying on another species (the host species) to rear the parasites' young, as practised by certain birds (for example, most species of cuckoo), insects (for example, cuckoo bumblebees) and some other animals.
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbrood parasite
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable