MYXOVIRUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("myxovirus" is a kind of...):

animal virus (an animal pathogen that is a virus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "myxovirus"):

orthomyxovirus (a group of viruses including those causing influenza)

paramyxovirus (a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles)