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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An organism in or on which a parasite develops to an adult but not sexually mature stage.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a host that is used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle
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