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intermediate host
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intermediate host
n.
An organism in or on which a parasite develops to an adult but not sexually mature stage.
intermediate host
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) an animal that acts as host to a parasite that has not yet become sexually mature
intermediate host  (ntr-md-t)
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Noun1.intermediate host - a host that is used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle
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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The life cycle of the parasite is maintained in the wild by gray-backed voles, Clethrionomys rufocanus, as intermediate hosts, and by red foxes, Fulpes vulpes, as definitive hosts.
Echinococcosis risk among domestic definitive hosts, Japan by Oku, Yuzaburo / Emerging Infectious Diseases
1) Warm-blooded animals are intermediate hosts, and cats are the definitive hosts.
Toxoplasmosis lymphadenitis presenting as a parotid mass: a report of ... by Olsen, Kerry D. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Highlights of the scientific recommendations generated include an emphasis on global sharing of viral isolates, research on epidemiology of wild birds, research on mechanisms of transfer between wild and domestic avian species, and research on pathogenesis in other farmed birds to clarify their role as intermediate hosts.
OIE/FAO international scientific Conference on Avian Influenza by Marano, Nina / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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