"definitive host" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: definitive hosts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} definitive host (plural definitive hosts)
  1. (ecology) The host in which a parasite reproduces sexually. Categories (topical): Ecology Translations (host in which parasite reproduces): pääisäntä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-definitive_host-en-noun-ykg4tnFq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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