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Meaning of arbovirus in English
Pronunciation
/ˈɑrboʊˌvaɪrəs/
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Noun
arbovirus
Etymology
1950s: from ar(thropod)-bo(rne)+ virus
Definitions
1.
a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions
Examples
« they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents »
« most are borne by arthropods »
« they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between v »