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NALT Core

Preferred term

intermediate hosts

Type

Organism

Definition

In a parasite's life cycle, it is a host organism in which a parasite undergoes a stage of asexual development.
Source: US Environmental Protection Agency
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

hosts

Synonyms

secondary hosts

In other languages

huéspedes intermediarios

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/46007

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