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A cuckoo laying eggs in the nest of other species of birds is an example of :

A

Adephoparasitism

B

Brood parasitism

C

Ectoparasitism

D

Hyperparasitism

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B
In brood parasitism , female birds of some species (e.g. cuckoos) lay the eggs in the nest of other species of birds . Their eggs minic the eggs of host bird species .
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