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DEFINITIVE HOST

\dɪfˈɪnɪtˌɪv hˈə͡ʊst], \dɪfˈɪnɪtˌɪv hˈə‍ʊst], \d_ɪ_f_ˈɪ_n_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v h_ˈəʊ_s_t]\

Definitions of DEFINITIVE HOST

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The vertebrate host of a hematozoic protozoan, in which the non-sexual cycle occurs; primary h.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

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