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单词 definitive host
释义

definitive host

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Ants infected by a roundworm called Myrmeconema neotropicumturns turn from black to red and strike suicidal berry poses that attract hungry birds, the worm’s definitive host. Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 23 Sep. 2019 Dogs and other carnivores are the definitive hosts, and mosquitoes serve as vectors. Marci Robin, Allure, 22 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

definitive host

noun

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