Definition of definitive host in English:

definitive host

noun

Biology

An organism which supports the adult or sexually reproductive form of a parasite.
〔生〕终宿主。比较INTERMEDIATE HOST
Compare with intermediate host
Example sentencesExamples
- The worms were using hyena and large cats as definitive hosts and bovids as intermediate hosts.
- The next step in the typical, three-host life cycle invariably requires a predatory act by the definitive host.
- Cats are considered the definitive host of toxoplasmosis.
- Once in the definitive host's gut, the tapeworm larvae mature into adults and shed eggs, completing the cycle.
- Another parasite under suspicion for otter deaths is Sarcocystis neurona, whose only definitive host is the opossum.

Definition of definitive host in US English:

definitive host

noun

Biology

An organism which supports the adult or sexually reproductive form of a parasite.
〔生〕终宿主。比较INTERMEDIATE HOST
Compare with intermediate host
Example sentencesExamples
- Once in the definitive host's gut, the tapeworm larvae mature into adults and shed eggs, completing the cycle.
- Another parasite under suspicion for otter deaths is Sarcocystis neurona, whose only definitive host is the opossum.
- Cats are considered the definitive host of toxoplasmosis.
- The next step in the typical, three-host life cycle invariably requires a predatory act by the definitive host.
- The worms were using hyena and large cats as definitive hosts and bovids as intermediate hosts.

单词	definitive host
释义	Definition of definitive host in English: definitive host noun Biology An organism which supports the adult or sexually reproductive form of a parasite. 〔生〕终宿主。比较INTERMEDIATE HOST Compare with intermediate host Example sentencesExamples The worms were using hyena and large cats as definitive hosts and bovids as intermediate hosts. The next step in the typical, three-host life cycle invariably requires a predatory act by the definitive host. Cats are considered the definitive host of toxoplasmosis. Once in the definitive host's gut, the tapeworm larvae mature into adults and shed eggs, completing the cycle. Another parasite under suspicion for otter deaths is Sarcocystis neurona, whose only definitive host is the opossum. Definition of definitive host in US English: definitive host noun Biology An organism which supports the adult or sexually reproductive form of a parasite. 〔生〕终宿主。比较INTERMEDIATE HOST Compare with intermediate host Example sentencesExamples Once in the definitive host's gut, the tapeworm larvae mature into adults and shed eggs, completing the cycle. Another parasite under suspicion for otter deaths is Sarcocystis neurona, whose only definitive host is the opossum. Cats are considered the definitive host of toxoplasmosis. The next step in the typical, three-host life cycle invariably requires a predatory act by the definitive host. The worms were using hyena and large cats as definitive hosts and bovids as intermediate hosts.
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