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noun
Any of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: animal virus
Narrower terms: orthomyxovirus, paramyxovirus
History
From myxo- + virus, from Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa, “mucus”), because they react with mucin (mucoprotein) on the surface of red blood cells.
