transvector

trans·vec·tor

(trans-vek'tŏr, tōr), An animal that transmits a toxic substance that it does not produce, but that may be accumulated from animal (dinoflagellate) or plant (algae) sources; for example, filter-feeding mollusks.

trans·vec·tor

(trans-vek'tŏr) An animal that transmits a toxic substance that it does not produce, but that may be accumulated from animal (dinoflagellate) or plant (algae) sources.

transvector

(trăns-vĕk′tor) An animal that transmits a toxin that it does not produce and by which it is itself unaffected, as when a bivalve mollusc, such as the oyster, filters viruses out of the water and transmits them to those who ingest the mollusc.