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sentinel animal
sentinel animal n (Veterinary Science) 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 sentinel animal
sen·ti·nel an·i·malan animal deliberately placed in a particular environment to detect the presence of an infectious agent, such as a virus.An animal susceptible or sensitive to a particular environmental factor—e.g., a toxin, pathogen, radiation—whose illness or death serves to warn humans of an impending danger |