- definitive host
- noun Date: 1901 the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place — compare intermediate host 1
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
definitive host
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definitive host — n the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place compare INTERMEDIATE HOST (1) * * * final host a host in which a parasite either attains sexual maturity (helminths) or undergoes sexual stages of development (protozoa).… … Medical dictionary
definitive host — definitive host. См. окончательный хозяин [паразита]. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
definitive host — n. the organism on or in which a parasite lives in the adult stage … English World dictionary
definitive host — One in which the terminal (frequently sexual) stage of the parasite occurs; primary host; see intermediate host … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
definitive host — noun the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place • Hypernyms: ↑host … Useful english dictionary
definitive host — the fish in which a parasite passes it adult or reproductive phase. Also called final or primary host … Dictionary of ichthyology
definitive host — Zool. the host in or on which a parasite spends the sexual stage of its life cycle. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
Host (biology) — In biology, a host is an organism that harbors a parasite, or a mutual or commensal symbiont, typically providing nourishment and shelter. In botany, a host plant is one that supplies food resources and substrate for certain insects or other… … Wikipedia
Host — In medicine and biology, the host can be a number of different things, including: {{}}The organism from which a parasite obtains its nutrition and/or shelter; An organism or cell culture in which a virus can replicate itself; and The transplant… … Medical dictionary
host — n. an animal or plant in or upon which a parasite lives. An intermediate host is one in which the parasite passes its larval or asexual stages; a definitive host is one in which the parasite develops to its sexual stage … The new mediacal dictionary
