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host-specific
[ hohst-spi-sif-ik ]
/ ˈhoʊst spɪˈsɪf ɪk /
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adjective
capable of living solely on or in one species of host, as a parasite that infests only chickens.
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Origin of host-specific
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby host-specific
hostile takeover, hostile witness, hostility, hostler, hostly, host-specific, hot, hot air, hot-air balloon, Hotan, hot and bothered
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