Usually means: Multiple parasites infesting a single host.
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  1. superparasitism: Merriam-Webster
  2. superparasitism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. superparasitism: Collins English Dictionary
  4. superparasitism: Wordnik
  5. superparasitism: Wiktionary
  6. superparasitism: Dictionary.com
  7. Superparasitism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. superparasitism: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (superparasitism)

noun:  A form of parasitism in which the host (typically an insect larva such as a caterpillar) is attacked more than once by a single species of parasitoid.

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