Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of viruses that contain single-stranded RNA and cause cancers in birds and mammals.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek onkos, mass, tumor; see oncology + RNA + virus.]
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