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Nipah virus

Nipah virus noun: nipah henipavirus, a bat-borne virus that can infect humans and other animals.

nipah virus: nipah henipavirus, a bat-borne virus that can infect humans and other animals
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Noun

Nipah virus (plural Nipah viruses)

  1. Nipah henipavirus, a bat-borne virus that can infect humans and other animals.

Forms of Nipah virus

pluralNipah viruses

Questions about Nipah virus

What does Nipah virus mean?
Nipah virus means nipah henipavirus, a bat-borne virus that can infect humans and other animals.
What part of speech is Nipah virus?
Nipah virus is a noun.
What is the plural of Nipah virus?
The plural of Nipah virus is Nipah viruses.

Words near Nipah virus in the dictionary

  1. nipa palm
  2. nipa palms
  3. Nipaan
  4. nipagin
  5. nipah
  6. Nipah virus
  7. Nipah viruses
  8. nipahs
  9. nipas
  10. nipasol
  11. Nipawin

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