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BUNYAVIRIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Bunyaviridae" is a kind of...):
arborvirus; arbovirus (a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis)
Holonyms ("Bunyaviridae" is a member of...):
family ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera)
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