definitive host

• Termo biológico que designa o organismo no qual o parasita atinge a maturidade sexual e se reproduz, sendo frequentemente o hospedeiro final no ciclo de vida do parasita.

A biological term referring to the organism in which a parasite reaches sexual maturity and reproduces, often the final host in a parasite's life cycle.

1. Final host in a parasite's life cycleC2formal

   The host organism in which a parasite reaches sexual maturity and reproduces.

   Hospedeiro definitivo

   • The human is the definitive host for the tapeworm Taenia solium.
   • In the life cycle of the malaria parasite, the mosquito is the definitive host.
   • The definitive host for the liver fluke is a mammal, such as a sheep or cow.