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自然宿主 (しぜんしゅくしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自し然ぜん宿しゅく主しゅ

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Meanings

1

natural host

Biology term for an organism that harbors a pathogen in nature without human intervention.

コウモリは多おおくのウイルスの自し然ぜん宿しゅく主しゅと

考かんが

え

られ

て

いる

。

Bats are considered natural hosts for many viruses.

Kanji

自oneself
然sort of thing, so, if so
宿inn, lodging, relay station
主lord, chief, master

Related words

宿しゅく主しゅ
宿主 is a general term for 'host' in biology, while 自然宿主 specifically refers to the natural host in an ecosystem.

Built from

自し然ぜん+宿しゅく主しゅ

Etymology

Compound of 自然 (natural) and 宿主 (host). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern biological coinage.