myxovirus

English

noun
Definitions
  • Any of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.

Etymology

Prefix from English virus derived from Ancient Greek μύξα (mucus, lamp wick, kind of plum-tree).

Origin

Ancient Greek

μύξα

Gloss

mucus, lamp wick, kind of plum-tree

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