INTERMEDIATE HOST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A host that is used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("intermediate host" is a kind of...):

host (an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association)

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