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| − | '''host''' (''pl.'' hosts) – the organism in a [[parasitic]] symbiosis that is exploited by a [[parasite]] or may simply act as a habitat for a commensal without being exploited | + | '''host''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' hosts; [[Category:Ecology term]][[:Category:Ecology term|ecology term]]) – the organism in a [[parasitic]] [[symbiosis]] that is exploited by a [[parasite]] or may simply act as a [[habitat]] for a [[commensal]] without being exploited. ''Related terms:'' [[parasitism]], [[commensalism]]. |
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Latest revision as of 01:00, 7 December 2005
host (noun, pl. hosts;ecology term) – the organism in a parasitic symbiosis that is exploited by a parasite or may simply act as a habitat for a commensal without being exploited. Related terms: parasitism, commensalism.
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