suitable host

collocation in English

meaningsofsuitableandhost

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suitable
adjective
uk
/ˈsuː.tə.bəl/us
/ˈsuː.t̬ə.bəl/
acceptable or right for someone ...
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host
noun
uk
/həʊst/us
/hoʊst/
someone who ...
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(Definition ofsuitableandhostfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsuitable host

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Following ingestion, oncospheres are liberated from egg membranes and, if in asuitablehost, actively penetrate the gut of the copepod into the body cavity.
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In conclusion, the moresuitablehostplant allows faster development, growth with fewer instars and a higher survival rate.
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This happens when large saplings fail to encounter asuitablehostplant, or when large, climbing plants fall to the g round.
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Epiphytes and parasites therefore have a specific dispersal requirement: seeds must be dispersed to the branch or stem of asuitablehost.
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The parasite is easily reared in the laboratory in large numbers, under favourable weather conditions, provided thatsuitablehostmaterial is made available.
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It follows that the embedded clause in such sentences is nonassertive and not asuitablehostfor propositional actually1.
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Larval infestations in such situations would certainly not be due to migration from a moresuitablehost.
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No othersuitablehosterythrocytes have so far been reported.
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Host specificity of many plant-feeding nematodes links their existence to the simultaneous presence ofsuitablehostplants.
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Considering the patchy distribution ofsuitablehostplants in tropical rainforest, general endophytism should be of advantage to scale insects in facilitating the finding of host plants.
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The presence of a non-host plant in the system very likely reduces the chances of the dispersing larvae landing on asuitablehost, thereby leading to increasing larval mortality.
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Thus, other variables may be acting on the aphid data structure such as land-use variables that determine food resources, the presence ofsuitablehostplants and natural enemies.
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In fleas the process is triggered by vibrations that indicate the possible presence of asuitablehost.
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This habitat preference increases the likelihood of encountering thesuitablehostspecies, as most host species are known to be habitat specific.
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Plasmids are considered "replicons", capable of replicating autonomously within asuitablehost.
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Noncolonizing aphids do not primarily feed on potato plants but do occasionally feed on them while searching for a moresuitablehost.
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Some species are selective, whereas others bite anysuitablehostthey find.
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Insects possess a special transference organ that allow them to transfer their essence into asuitablehost.
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His custody of the time slot was said to be temporary while management searched for asuitablehostas the relationship show was phased out.
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However, emerging research shows that female moths deposit eggs on plants indiscriminately, and the larvae wander to find asuitablehost.
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