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ebolavirus

ebolavirus noun: any of several viruses, of the genus Ebolavirus, responsible for hemorrhagic fever.

ebolavirus: any of several viruses, of the genus Ebolavirus, responsible for hemorrhagic fever
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Noun

ebolavirus (plural ebolaviruses)

  1. Any of several viruses, of the genus Ebolavirus, responsible for hemorrhagic fever.

Forms of ebolavirus

pluralebolaviruses

Origin of ebolavirus

After Ebola river (area of discovery of type species) -virus. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers.

Questions about ebolavirus

What does ebolavirus mean?
Ebolavirus means any of several viruses, of the genus Ebolavirus, responsible for hemorrhagic fever.
What part of speech is ebolavirus?
Ebolavirus is a noun.
What is the plural of ebolavirus?
The plural of ebolavirus is ebolaviruses.

Words near ebolavirus in the dictionary

  1. Ebola hemorrhagic fever
  2. Ebola Reston
  3. Ebola virus
  4. Ebola virus disease
  5. Ebola Zaire
  6. ebolavirus
  7. ebolaviruses
  8. ebon
  9. ebonic
  10. ebonical
  11. ebonically

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