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The host in which a parasite reproduces sexually.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
Examples
- Cats are the definitive host of Toxoplasma gondii.
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the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: host
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Across languages
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Finnish:
pääisäntä
— host in which parasite reproduces