definitive host
- the host in or on which a parasite spends the sexual stage of its life cycle.
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Origin of definitive host
First recorded in 1900–05
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definitive host
(dĭ-fĭn′ĭ-tĭv)- A host in which a parasite develops to an adult or sexually mature stage.final host
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definitive host
[dĭ-fĭn′ĭ-tĭv]
- See under host.
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