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LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis; infects mice and monkeys and dogs and guinea pigs and human beings
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus" is a kind of...):
arenavirus (animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae)
Holonyms ("lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus" is a member of...):
Arenaviridae (a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods)