supershedder

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noun

An individual who yields many more infectious organisms of a particular type than most other individuals of the same host species

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Meanings

nounsupershedder (plural supershedders)

plural supershedders

  1. An individual who yields many more infectious organisms of a particular type than most other individuals of the same host species

Origin

From super- + shedder.

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APA

supershedder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supershedder

MLA

“supershedder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supershedder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supershedder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supershedder.

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