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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.
2. 2
   a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles wordnet

Etymology

From para- + myxo- + virus.

Related phrases

rna virus

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