Term: host: an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: scleroprotein: a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: sheet web: an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: alytes: midwife toads
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: imperium: supreme authority; absolute dominion
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: big science: scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: aviation: the operation of aircraft to provide transportation
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: absorbate: a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: glengarry: a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: fool: a person who lacks good judgment
Broader: organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Unrelated: cladonia: type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia