sylvatic

Speech parts

1. sylvatic - Noun

2. sylvatic - Adjective

Meaning

Sylvan.

Synonyms

Examples

Even when colonies of insects are eradicated from a house and surrounding domestic animal shelters, they can re-emerge from plants or animals that are part of the ancient, sylvatic (referring to wild animals) infection cycle. Source: Internet

Besides the urban cycle, both in Africa and South America, a sylvatic cycle (forest cycle or jungle cycle) is present, where Aedes africanus (in Africa) or mosquitoes of the genus Haemagogus and Sabethes (in South America) serve as vectors. Source: Internet

In the urban and sylvatic (forest) cycles of Y. pestis, most of the spreading occurs between rodents and fleas. Source: Internet

In South America, the sylvatic cycle is currently the only way humans can become infected, which explains the low incidence of yellow fever cases on the continent. Source: Internet

These programs have largely been unsuccessful because they were unable to break the sylvatic cycle involving wild primates. Source: Internet

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