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pestivirus

pestivirus noun: any of several viruses, of the genus Pestivirus, that infect cattle, sheep, pigs etc.

Noun

pestivirus (plural pestiviruses)

  1. Any of several viruses, of the genus Pestivirus, that infect cattle, sheep, pigs etc.

Forms of pestivirus

pluralpestiviruses

Origin of pestivirus

Borrowed from translingual Pestivirus.

Questions about pestivirus

What does pestivirus mean?
Pestivirus means any of several viruses, of the genus Pestivirus, that infect cattle, sheep, pigs etc.
What part of speech is pestivirus?
Pestivirus is a noun.
What is the plural of pestivirus?
The plural of pestivirus is pestiviruses.

Words near pestivirus in the dictionary

  1. pestilently
  2. pestily
  3. pesting
  4. pestis
  5. pestiviral
  6. pestivirus
  7. pestiviruses
  8. Pestișu Mic
  9. pestle
  10. pestle and mortar
  11. pestled

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