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A cuckoo laying eggs in the nest of othe...

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

A

Adelphoparasitism

B

Brood parasitism

C

Ectoparasitism

D

Hyper parasitism

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B
Cuckoo (cuculus canorous) is a brood parasite i.e. lays its eggs in the nest of other birds which act as a foster parent for the young cuckoos
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