definitive host

1. 1.

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

   Broaderhost

Questions about definitive host

What does definitive host mean?

definitive host means "the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place".

Is definitive host a common word?

definitive host is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.