polyparasitic

Example:Epiphytic orchids are considered polyparasitic plants because they grow on other plants and take advantage of the environment provided by the host without fully exhausting the host's resources.

Definition:a type of plant that grows on and derives nourishment from more than one host, often found in the tropics.

Example:Understanding the polyparasitic life cycle of the bursaphelenchid mite is crucial for controlling the spread of red turpentine disease in spruce trees.

Definition:the biological cycle of a polyparasitic organism, involving interaction with multiple hosts.

Example:Polyparasitic relationships are sometimes beneficial and sometimes harmful, depending on the hosts involved and the environment.

Definition:A relationship in which an organism feeds and lives off of multiple hosts at the same time, often with symbiotic or parasitic implications.