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rhinovirus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of many common infectious RNA viruses, of the genus Rhinovirus, that cause disorders such as the common cold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences, virology

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noun

Meaning 2

any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: picornavirus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Translingual Rhinovirus.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَيْرُوس أَنْفِيّ (fayrūs ʔanfiyy) — virus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼻病毒 (bíbìngdú) — virus
  • Czech: rhinovirus — virus
  • Finnish: rinovirus — virus
  • French: rhinovirus — virus
  • German: Rhinovirus — virus
  • Greek: ρινοϊός (rinoïós) — virus
  • Icelandic: kvefveira — virus
  • Italian: rinovirus — virus
  • Japanese: ライノウイルス (rainouirusu) — virus
  • Korean: 리노바이러스 (rinobaireoseu) — virus
  • Polish: rinowirus — virus
  • Russian: ринови́рус (rinovírus) — virus
  • Spanish: rinovirus — virus
  • Ukrainian: ринові́рус (rynovírus) — virus