Host (biology)

organism that harbors another organism; organism whose resources are used by another organism then called parasite

A host is an organism which provides shelter for parasites. Parasites will live on the animal and may lay their eggs on them.

The Roof rat (rattus rattus) is a host of bubonic plague.


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