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definitive host

noun

Definitions

  1. The host in which a parasite reproduces sexually.

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for definitive host. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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