WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
par•a•myx•o•vi•rus
(par′ə mik′sə vī′rəs, -mik′sə vī′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -rus•es.
- 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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