Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses, including the virus that causes influenza.
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- noun Any
RNA virus ofOrthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two longglycoprotein spikes.
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- noun a group of viruses including those causing influenza
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[ortho–, correct (from the fact that the viruses cause influenza, in contrast to the paramyxoviruses causing parainfluenza ) + myxovirus.]
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From ortho- + myxovirus.
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