Function: noun
Date: 1878
1 : 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 ― compare DEFINITIVE HOST
2 a : RESERVOIR 3 b : VECTOR
INTERMEDIATE HOST
Meaning of INTERMEDIATE HOST in English
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012