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Meaning of definitive host | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The host in which a parasite reproduces sexually.

Equivalents

Suomi pääisäntä

Examples

“Cats are the definitive host of Toxoplasma gondii.”
“They remain within the intermediate host until it is eaten by the definitive host.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

definitive treatment Definitively Definitiveness definitization definitor definitude

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