# paratenic host

> organism that harbors the sexually immature parasite but is not necessary for the parasite's development cycle to progress

**Wikidata**: [Q7136118](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7136118)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratenic)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/paratenic-host


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013