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morbillivirus

morbillivirus noun: any of the genus Morbillivirus of viruses.

Noun

morbillivirus (plural morbilliviruses)

  1. Any of the genus Morbillivirus of viruses.
    • Eighty percent tested positive for morbillivirus, which can cause serious disease in some animals and humans.2009 May 6, The Associated Press, “Washington: Threat to Otters”, in New York Times

Forms of morbillivirus

pluralmorbilliviruses

Origin of morbillivirus

From the genus name.

Questions about morbillivirus

What does morbillivirus mean?
Morbillivirus means any of the genus Morbillivirus of viruses.
What part of speech is morbillivirus?
Morbillivirus is a noun.
What is the plural of morbillivirus?
The plural of morbillivirus is morbilliviruses.

Words near morbillivirus in the dictionary

  1. morbilli
  2. morbilliform
  3. morbillion
  4. morbillions
  5. morbilliviral
  6. morbillivirus
  7. morbilliviruses
  8. morbillous
  9. morbimortality
  10. Morborne
  11. morbose

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