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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Biological interactions, Disease ecology, Parasitology
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host  Amplifying host  dead-end host  dead end host  definite host
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An animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association WordNet 3.0
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organism
biology
epidemiology
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An animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In biology and medicine, a host is a larger organism that harbours a smaller organism; whether a parasitic, a mutualistic, or a commensalist guest. Wikipedia
An organism harboring another organism or organisms on or in itself Wikipedia Disambiguation
Organism that harbors another organism Wikidata
Organism that harbors a virus, parasite, or other pathogen, typically providing nourishment and shelter. OmegaWiki
A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite. Wiktionary
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Viruses depend on the host that they infect in order to be able to reproduce. Wiktionary
IS A
organism
PART OF
parasitism
HAS KIND
definitive host
intermediate host
paratenic
definitive host
ANTONYM
parasite
OPPOSITE OF
parasite
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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host
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host (biology)
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host
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host
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host
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Amplifying host, dead-end host, dead end host, definite host, Host-plant preference, Host (epidemiology), host animal, host cell, host cells, Host of predilection, host organism, host plant, Host plant preference, host preference, host range, host species, host specific, host specificity, incidental host, Intermediate and definitive hosts, intermediate hosts, paratenic host, primary host, secondary host

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