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单词 intermediate host
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intermediate host


noun Biology.

the host in which a parasite undergoes development but does not reach sexual maturity.

Origin of intermediate host

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby intermediate host

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British Dictionary definitions for intermediate host

intermediate host

noun

an animal that acts as host to a parasite that has not yet become sexually mature
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for intermediate host

intermediate host

n.

A host in which a parasite goes through its larval or developmental stages.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for intermediate host

intermediate host
[ ĭn′tər-mēdē-ĭt ]

See under host.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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