Arbovirus Definition
ärbə-vīrəs
noun
Any of a group of RNA viruses, including those that cause yellow fever and viral encephalitis, which are transmitted to people by certain bloodsucking arthropods, esp. mosquitoes and ticks.
Webster's New World
Any of a large group of RNA viruses that are transmitted by arthropods, such as mosquitoes and ticks, and include the causative agents of encephalitis, yellow fever, and dengue.
American Heritage Medicine
Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- arborvirus
Other Word Forms of Arbovirus
Noun
Singular:
arbovirusPlural:
arbovirusesOrigin of Arbovirus
ar(thropod-)bo(rne) virus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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