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parainfluenzavirus

parainfluenzavirus noun: any of a group of paramyxoviruses that cause parainfluenza.

Noun

parainfluenzavirus (plural parainfluenzaviruses)

  1. Any of a group of paramyxoviruses that cause parainfluenza.

Forms of parainfluenzavirus

pluralparainfluenzaviruses

Origin of parainfluenzavirus

From parainfluenza + virus.

Questions about parainfluenzavirus

What does parainfluenzavirus mean?
Parainfluenzavirus means any of a group of paramyxoviruses that cause parainfluenza.
What part of speech is parainfluenzavirus?
Parainfluenzavirus is a noun.
What is the plural of parainfluenzavirus?
The plural of parainfluenzavirus is parainfluenzaviruses.

Words near parainfluenzavirus in the dictionary

  1. parainflammation
  2. parainflammatory
  3. parainfluenza
  4. parainfluenzal
  5. parainfluenzas
  6. parainfluenzavirus
  7. parainfluenzaviruses
  8. Paraino
  9. parainsular
  10. Paraiso
  11. Paraisos

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