reservoirs

noun

anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)

lake used to store water for community use

a large or extra supply of something

Roots

servoserv- · Latin · keep, guard

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