HyperDic: definitive_host

English > 1 sense of the expression definitive host:
NOUNanimaldefinitive hostthe host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place
English > definitive host: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningThe host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place.
BroaderhostAn animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite
Spanishhuésped definitivo

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