virus

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvaɪərəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈvaɪrəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(vīrəs)

Inflections of 'virus' (n): npl: viruses

virus
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Sense: An infection
Synonyms:
sickness Collocations, communicability, illness Collocations, disease Collocations, infection, ailment
Sense: An organism
Synonyms:
microorganism, bacillus, phage, germ, pathogen


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