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FLAVIVIRIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of arboviruses carried by arthropods
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Flaviviridae" 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)
Meronyms (members of "Flaviviridae"):
flavivirus (animal viruses belonging to the family Flaviviridae)
Holonyms ("Flaviviridae" is a member of...):
family ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera)
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