paratenic

[生态]趋中间宿主的

发音

/ˌpæɹ.əˈtɛn.ɪk/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not needed for the development of the parasite, but nevertheless serving to maintain the parasite's life cycle.

    生物

词源

From Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰτείνω (părăteínō, “to stretch out along, beside or near; to continue life, live”) + -ic, from πᾰρᾰ- (pără-, “beside, by”) + τείνω (teínō, “to stretch, pull tight”).

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