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iridovirus

iridovirus noun: any of a group of viruses, of either the genus Iridovirus or the family Iridoviridae, that cause a blue or purple iridescence in their infected hosts.

Noun

iridovirus (plural iridoviruses)

  1. Any of a group of viruses, of either the genus Iridovirus or the family Iridoviridae, that cause a blue or purple iridescence in their infected hosts.

Forms of iridovirus

pluraliridoviruses

Origin of iridovirus

From the genus name.

Questions about iridovirus

What does iridovirus mean?
Iridovirus means any of a group of viruses, of either the genus Iridovirus or the family Iridoviridae, that cause a blue or purple iridescence in their infected hosts.
What part of speech is iridovirus?
Iridovirus is a noun.
What is the plural of iridovirus?
The plural of iridovirus is iridoviruses.

Words near iridovirus in the dictionary

  1. iridotomy
  2. iridotrabecular
  3. iridoviral
  4. iridovirid
  5. iridovirids
  6. iridovirus
  7. iridoviruses
  8. irids
  9. irie
  10. Iriga
  11. Irigarayan

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