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metapneumovirus

metapneumovirus noun: any of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds.

Noun

metapneumovirus (plural metapneumoviruses)

  1. Any of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds.
    • Among them were strains of human respiratory syncytial virus, or HRSV, and of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, both leading causes of respiratory disease in people.2008 February 5, Henry Fountain, “Human Viruses Cause Respiratory Outbreaks in Ivory Coast Chimps”, in The New York Times
    • Beijing has since acknowledged a surge in cases of the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV), especially among children, and it attributed this to a seasonal spike.2025 January 7, Kelly Ng, “What you need to know about HMPV”, in BBC

Forms of metapneumovirus

pluralmetapneumoviruses

Origin of metapneumovirus

From the genus name, equivalent to meta- + pneumovirus.

Questions about metapneumovirus

What does metapneumovirus mean?
Metapneumovirus means any of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds.
What part of speech is metapneumovirus?
Metapneumovirus is a noun.
What is the plural of metapneumovirus?
The plural of metapneumovirus is metapneumoviruses.

Words near metapneumovirus in the dictionary

  1. metaplots
  2. metaplutonic
  3. metapneumonia
  4. metapneumonic
  5. metapneumoviral
  6. metapneumovirus
  7. metapneumoviruses
  8. metapneustic
  9. metapodal
  10. metapodals
  11. metapode

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