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ranavirus

ranavirus noun: any virus of the genus Ranavirus, many of which cause disease in amphibians.

ranavirus: any virus of the genus Ranavirus, many of which cause disease in amphibians
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Noun

ranavirus (plural ranaviruses)

  1. Any virus of the genus Ranavirus, many of which cause disease in amphibians

Forms of ranavirus

pluralranaviruses

Origin of ranavirus

From the genus name, from Latin rana (“frog”).

Questions about ranavirus

What does ranavirus mean?
Ranavirus means any virus of the genus Ranavirus, many of which cause disease in amphibians.
What part of speech is ranavirus?
Ranavirus is a noun.
What is the plural of ranavirus?
The plural of ranavirus is ranaviruses.

Words near ranavirus in the dictionary

  1. Ranas
  2. ranaspumin
  3. ranaspumins
  4. ranaviral
  5. ranavirosis
  6. ranavirus
  7. ranaviruses
  8. ranawara
  9. ranbezolid
  10. Ranby
  11. Ranbys

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