DEFINITIVE HOST

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("definitive host" is a kind of...):

host (an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association)

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