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DEFINITIVE HOST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does definitive host mean?
• DEFINITIVE HOST (noun)
The noun DEFINITIVE HOST has 1 sense:
1. the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place
Familiarity information: DEFINITIVE HOST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("definitive host" is a kind of...):
host (an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association)
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