host organism; host
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host; organism that harbors a parasite, virus, or symbiont
technicalTechnical term used primarily in biology, medicine, and parasitology. The寄主 provides nutrients and shelter to the parasite, often to its own detriment.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jì寄
shēng生
chóng虫
xū需
yào要
xún寻
zhǎo找
hé合
shì适
de的
jì寄
zhǔ主
cái才
néng能
shēng生
cún存
。
This parasite needs to find a suitable host in order to survive.
Wén蚊
zi子
shì是
nüè疟
jí疾
yuán原
chóng虫
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jì寄
zhǔ主
zhī之
yī一
。
Mosquitoes are one of the important hosts of malaria parasites.
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Bìng病
dú毒
qīn侵
rù入
jì寄
zhǔ主
xì细
bāo胞
hòu后
kāi开
shǐ始
dà大
liàng量
fù复
zhì制
。
The virus begins to replicate in large numbers after invading the host cell.
Zhōng中
jiān间
jì寄
zhǔ主
shì是
zhǐ指
jì寄
shēng生
chóng虫
yòu幼
chóng虫
jiē阶
duàn段
suǒ所
jì寄
shēng生
de的
shēng生
wù物
。
An intermediate host refers to the organism in which the larval stage of a parasite lives.