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jmdict 2848044 Active (id: 2092270)
変異株
へんいかぶ
1. [n] {biology}
▶ mutant strain
▶ mutation
▶ variant



History:
2. A 2021-01-26 11:16:03  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2021-01-24 22:57:38  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
eij, reverso examples
https://www.afpbb.com/articles/-/3327960
  Comments:
One of the words being used (alongside 変異種) to refer to new variants of the coronavirus. I've read that it should really be translated as 変異体. 株 means "strain", which is distinct from a variant.

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