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paramyxovirus

paramyxovirus noun: any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.

Noun

paramyxovirus (plural paramyxoviruses)

  1. Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.

Forms of paramyxovirus

pluralparamyxoviruses

Origin of paramyxovirus

From para- + myxo- + virus.

Words formed from paramyxovirus

Questions about paramyxovirus

What does paramyxovirus mean?
Paramyxovirus means any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.
What part of speech is paramyxovirus?
Paramyxovirus is a noun.
What is the plural of paramyxovirus?
The plural of paramyxovirus is paramyxoviruses.

Words near paramyxovirus in the dictionary

  1. paramyovirus
  2. Paramythia
  3. paramythiid
  4. paramythiids
  5. paramyxoviral
  6. paramyxovirus
  7. paramyxoviruses
  8. paran
  9. Parana
  10. Parana pine
  11. Parana pines

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