interspecific brood parasitism
A biological term referring to a bird laying its eggs in the nest of a different species, leaving the host to raise the young. Contrasts with 種内托卵 (intraspecific brood parasitism).
See also: 種内托卵
The cuckoo is well known as a bird that practices interspecific brood parasitism.
Refers to brood parasitism within the same species, whereas 種間托卵 is between different species.
Compound of 種間 (interspecific) and 托卵 (brood parasitism). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern biological coinage.