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isäntäeliö

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Finnish

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Etymology

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isäntä +‎ eliö

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈisæntæˌeliø/, [ˈis̠æn̪t̪æˌe̞liø̞]
  • Rhymes: -eliø
  • Hyphenation(key): isäntä‧eliö

Noun

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isäntäeliö

  1. (biology) host organism (organism that harbours a parasite and supplies it with nutrients)

Declension

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Possessive forms of isäntäeliö (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

Synonyms

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Hyponyms

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Further reading

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