definitive host
noun Zoology.
the host in or on which a parasite spends the sexual stage of its life cycle.
Origin of definitive host
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby definitive host
definite relative clause,
definite relative pronoun,
definitely,
definition,
definitive,
definitive host,
definitive plumage,
definitize,
definitude,
deflagrate,
deflate
Medical definitions for definitive host
definitive host
[ dĭ-fĭn′ĭ-tĭv ]
n.
A host in which a parasite develops to an adult or sexually mature stage.
final host
Scientific definitions for definitive host
definitive host
[ dĭ-fĭn′ĭ-tĭv ]
See under host.