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    3. 寄生虫

    寄生虫

    寄き生せい虫ちゅう

    parasite

    KMT8News #21+1NounScience & MathMedicine & HealthAnimalsKanji Vocab22 strokes

    きせいちゅう

    Noun

    1.
    parasite

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    寄き生せい虫ちゅうは動どう物ぶつの体からだの中なかに住すんでいます。

    Parasites live inside animal bodies.

    KMT6AnimalsScience & Math
    この病びょう気きは寄き生せい虫ちゅうによって引ひき起おこされます。

    This disease is caused by parasites.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    医い師しは患かん者じゃの症しょう状じょうから寄き生せい虫ちゅう感かん染せんを疑うたがいました。

    The doctor suspected a parasitic infection from the patient's symptoms.

    KMT8Medicine & Health
    多おおくの海かい洋よう生せい物ぶつには、特とく有ゆうの寄き生せい虫ちゅうが存そん在ざいすることが知しられています。

    It is known that many marine organisms have their own unique parasites.

    KMT8AnimalsScience & Math
    寄き生せい虫ちゅうの生せい態たいは非いじょ常うに複ふく雑ざつで、宿しゅく主しゅとの共きょう生せい関かん係けいを築きずくものもいます。

    The ecology of parasites is extremely complex, and some even form symbiotic relationships with their hosts.

    KMT9Science & MathAnimals

    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
    虫
    むし…(3)
    insect・bug・temper
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