host; host organism
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Meanings
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an organism that harbors a parasite; host
technicalTechnical term in biology and medicine referring to the organism in which a parasite lives. Also called 寄主 (jìzhǔ).
Rén人
shì是
huí蛔
chóng虫
de的
sù宿
zhǔ主
。
Humans are the host of roundworms.
Biān蝙
fú蝠
shì是
zhè这
zhǒng种
bìng病
dú毒
de的
zì自
rán然
sù宿
zhǔ主
。
Bats are the natural host of this virus.
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Sù宿
zhǔ主
xì细
bāo胞
bèi被
bìng病
dú毒
gǎn感
rǎn染
le了
。
The host cell was infected by the virus.