What does "arenavirus" mean?

Any of several RNA viruses, of the genus Arenavirus, most of which cause severe diseases transmitted by rodents

Arenavirus

Common synonyms include: arenavirus genus, arenavirus species, viral genus, virus genus, virus member.

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Noun

1
Any of several RNA viruses, of the genus Arenavirus, most of which cause severe diseases transmitted by rodents
2
animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae wordnet

From the genus name.