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definitive hosts

definitive hosts is the plural of definitive host.

Meaning of definitive host

Noun

definitive host (plural definitive hosts)

  1. The host in which a parasite reproduces sexually.
    • Cats are the definitive host of Toxoplasma gondii.

Questions about definitive hosts

What is definitive hosts the plural of?
Definitive hosts is the plural of definitive host.

Words near definitive hosts in the dictionary

  1. definitive
  2. definitive agreement
  3. definitive agreements
  4. definitive description
  5. definitive host
  6. definitive hosts
  7. definitive treatment
  8. definitive treatments
  9. definitively
  10. definitiveness
  11. definitives

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