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sentinel animal

noun

an animal that is placed in a given environment and then monitored to find out if an infectious disease or other harmful agent is present in that environment

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Nearby words

  1. sentimentalist,
  2. sentimentality,
  3. sentimentalize,
  4. sentimentally,
  5. sentinel,
  6. sentinel gland,
  7. sentinel pile,
  8. sentinel tag,
  9. sentry,
  10. sentry box
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