paramyxovirus

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(par′ə miksə vī′rəs, -mik′sə vī-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
par•a•myx•o•vi•rus  (par′ə miksə vī′rəs, -mik′sə vī-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -rus•es. 
  1. Microbiologyany of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
  • para-1 + myxovirus 1960–65

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