definitive host

noun

Definition of DEFINITIVE HOST

: the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place — compare intermediate host 1

1901

Medical Dictionary

noun

: the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place—compare intermediate host 1

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