definitive host en · NOUN
Meanings
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The host in which a parasite reproduces sexually.
Cats are the definitive host of Toxoplasma gondii.
They remain within the intermediate host until it is eaten by the definitive host.
2002, Jack Chernin, Parasitology, →ISBN, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| definitive hosts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
fi pääisäntä (host in which parasite reproduces)