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intermediate host

noun

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

intermediate host

noun

  1. 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

intermediate host

  1. See under host
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Origin of intermediate host1

First recorded in 1875–80
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