English Explanatory Dictionary

iridovirus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of viruses, of either the genus Iridovirus or the family Iridoviridae, that cause a blue or purple iridescence in their infected hosts.

Word forms

iridovirus iridoviruses

Etymology

From the genus name.

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