definitive host

noun

Definition of definitive host

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

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Dogs and other carnivores are the definitive hosts, and mosquitoes serve as vectors. — Marci Robin, Allure, "Woman Discovers the Moving Bump Below Her Skin Is Actually a Parasitic Worm," 22 June 2018

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definitive host

noun

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