Brood and Host

Brood

Brood noun - The young of an animal cared for at one time.

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Host and brood are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Host" instead a noun "Brood".

Nearby Words: brooding, broody, brooded, brooder

Host noun - A great number of persons or creatures massed together.

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Brood and host are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brood" instead a noun "Host".

Nearby Words: hosted, hostess, hosting

alien	alien brood	alien host
original	original brood	original host
dead	dead brood	dead host
entire	entire brood	entire host
Other adjectives: massive, new, titular, different, previous, daytime.

When this happens, the host and the symbiote merge into a fully grown Brood with the host's special genetic abilities.

Source: Evil Evolves
The female parasitises crabs, by injecting itself through their carapace and using the host to protect its own brood.

Source: Body Horror / Real Life
Mind Rape: The Brood can absorb the memories, knowledge and abilities of their hosts, even as they erase the host's personality and take control of the body.

Source: Characters / X Men Rogues Gallery A To L

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