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alphavirus

alphavirus noun: any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae).

alphavirus: any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae)
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Noun

alphavirus (plural alphaviruses)

  1. Any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae).

alphavirus meaning in Arabic

alphavirus in Arabic

any virus of the genus Alphavirus
أَلْفَافَيْرُوس ʔalfāfayrūs

Forms of alphavirus

pluralalphaviruses

Origin of alphavirus

From the genus name, taxonomic name Alphavirus.

Questions about alphavirus

What does alphavirus mean?
Alphavirus means any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae).
What is alphavirus in Arabic?
Alphavirus in Arabic is أَلْفَافَيْرُوس (ʔalfāfayrūs). See Alphavirus meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is alphavirus?
Alphavirus is a noun.
What is the plural of alphavirus?
The plural of alphavirus is alphaviruses.

Words near alphavirus in the dictionary

  1. alphasyllabically
  2. alphasyllable
  3. alphatron
  4. alphatrons
  5. alphaviral
  6. alphavirus
  7. alphaviruses
  8. alphaxalone
  9. Alphecca
  10. alpheid
  11. alpheid shrimp

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