noun Date: 1878 a host which is normally used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle and in which it may multiply asexually but not sexually, 2. reservoir 3, vector
INTERMEDIATE HOST
Meaning of INTERMEDIATE HOST in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012