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noun
Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, virology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: arborvirus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: virus
Narrower terms: Bunyaviridae, Togaviridae, Flaviviridae, Arenaviridae, Rhabdoviridae, Reoviridae
History
From ar(thropod) + bo(rne) + virus.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
