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    3. 寄生

    寄生

    寄き生せい

    parasitism

    KMT9News #33+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveScience & MathKanji Vocab16 strokes

    きせい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    parasitism

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    この植しょく物ぶつは他ほかの木きに寄き生せいして育そだちます。

    This plant grows by parasitizing other trees.

    KMT7Science & MathNature & Environment
    寄き生せい虫ちゅうは宿やど主ぬしから栄えい養ようを奪うばって生いきる生せい物ぶつです。

    Parasites are organisms that live by taking nutrients from their hosts.

    KMT9Science & MathMedicine & Health
    社しゃ会かい的てきな寄き生せいとは、他た者しゃの努ど力りょくにただ乗のりして利り益えきを得える行こう為いを指さす。

    Social parasitism refers to the act of free-riding on the efforts of others to gain benefits.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    寄き生せい生せい物ぶつは、生せい態たい系けいにおいて食しょく物もつ連れん鎖さの一いち部ぶを形けい成せいしている。

    Parasitic organisms form part of the food chain in ecosystems.

    KMT9Science & MathNature & Environment
    マラリアは、蚊かを媒ばい介かいとしてヒトに寄き生せいする原げん虫ちゅうによって引ひき起おこされる。

    Malaria is caused by protozoa that parasitize humans through mosquitoes as vectors.

    KMT9Science & MathMedicine & Health

    Kanji that make up this word

    寄
    よ.る・-よ.り・よ.せる…(4)
    draw near・stop in・bring near・gather・collect…(2)
    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
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