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intermediate host
noun
, Biology.
- the host in which a parasite undergoes development but does not reach sexual maturity.
intermediate host
noun
- an animal that acts as host to a parasite that has not yet become sexually mature
intermediate host
/ ĭn′tər-mē′dē-ĭt /
- See under host
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Word History and Origins
Origin of intermediate host1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
It is thought that these are transmitted from rat to rat by the common rat-louse which serves as an intermediate host.
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In other cases, it is the asexual stage of the parasite which is undergone, and the arthropod then acts as the intermediate host.
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The first mentioned genus is said to be the intermediate host of Hmoproteus columb.
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They all pass a larval stage in the body of an intermediate host.
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These are necessary for invading the flesh of some intermediate host.
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