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noun
Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences, virology
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noun
a group of viruses including those causing influenza
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: myxovirus
History
From ortho- + myxovirus.
