zhǔ

technical
noun

Meaning of 宿主

宿主 means an organism that harbors a parasite; host. Pronounced sù zhǔ.

  • an organism that harbors a parasite; host

Definitions & Examples

Rén
shì
huí
chóng
de
宿
zhǔ
 

Humans are the host of roundworms.

Biān
shì
zhè
zhǒng
bìng
de
rán
宿
zhǔ
 

Bats are the natural host of this virus.

宿
zhǔ
bāo
bèi
bìng
gǎn
rǎn
le
 

The host cell was infected by the virus.