Eukaryote
arthropod vector
ar·thro·pod vec·tor
Subclass of:
Disease Vectors
Definitions related to arthropod vectors:
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An animal within the phylum Arthropoda that transmits an infectious agent to a vertebrate animal.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Arthropods, other than insects and arachnids, which transmit infective organisms from one host to another or from an inanimate reservoir to an animate host.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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