Myxovirus

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
  2. 2
    any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps wordnet

Etymology

From myxo- + virus, from Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa, “mucus”), because they react with mucin (mucoprotein) on the surface of red blood cells.

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