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Zika virus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A particular flavivirus, causing mild illness and linked with birth defects in humans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

After the Zika Forest in Uganda, from Luganda; see Zika Forest.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 寨卡病毒 (Zhàikǎ bìngdú) — virus
  • Estonian: Zika viirus — virus
  • Finnish: zikavirus — virus
  • French: virus Zika — virus
  • Georgian: ზიკას ვირუსი (ziḳas virusi) — virus
  • Georgian: ზიკა ვირუსი (ziḳa virusi) — virus
  • German: Zika-Virus — virus
  • Hungarian: Zika-vírus — virus
  • Portuguese: zica — virus
  • Spanish: virus del Zika — virus
  • Swedish: zikavirus — virus