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birnavirus

birnavirus noun: any of several viruses, of the family Birnaviridae, that cause infectious disease in fish, notably in farmed salmon, and poultry.

Noun

birnavirus (plural birnaviruses)

  1. Any of several viruses, of the family Birnaviridae, that cause infectious disease in fish, notably in farmed salmon, and poultry.

Forms of birnavirus

pluralbirnaviruses

Origin of birnavirus

From bi- + RNA + virus.

Words formed from birnavirus

Questions about birnavirus

What does birnavirus mean?
Birnavirus means any of several viruses, of the family Birnaviridae, that cause infectious disease in fish, notably in farmed salmon, and poultry.
What part of speech is birnavirus?
Birnavirus is a noun.
What is the plural of birnavirus?
The plural of birnavirus is birnaviruses.

Words near birnavirus in the dictionary

  1. Birminghamizes
  2. Birminghamizing
  3. Birmo
  4. Birnam
  5. birnaviral
  6. birnavirus
  7. birnaviruses
  8. Birnbach
  9. Birnbachs
  10. Birnbaum
  11. Birnbaums

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