paratenic host
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par·a·ten·ic host
(păr'ə-tĕn'ĭk)
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n.
An intermediate host whose presence may be required for the completion of a parasite's life cycle but in which no development of the parasite occurs.
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paratenic host
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paratenic host
An animal acting as a substitute intermediate host of a parasite, usually having acquired the parasite by ingestion of the original host; no development of the parasite takes place but the phenomenon aids in the transmission of infection. Called also transfer or transport host.
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