English Dictionary

obligate

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɑb.lɪˌɡeɪt/

形容詞

(biology) Requiring a (specified) way of life, habitat, etc.. / (biology) Absolutely indispensable; essential.

日本語の意味

（生物学）特定の生活様式や生息地に依存する、必須な / 絶対に必要で不可欠な

The obligate parasite cannot survive outside its host and has evolved specialized attachment structures.

その特定の生活様式を必要とする寄生虫は宿主の外では生存できず、特化した付着構造を進化させてきた。

意味（1）

(biology) Requiring a (specified) way of life, habitat, etc..

[A]nalysis of the chemical composition of their bones reveals that they were obligate carnivores.

意味（2）

(biology) Absolutely indispensable; essential.

In addition to being the obligate food source for monarch caterpillars, milkweeds also provide abundant nectar for the adult butterflies.

more obligate （ comparative ）

most obligate （ superlative ）