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orthomyxovirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-thomyx-ovirus
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ortho- + myxovirus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

orthomyxoviruses (plural)

Phrases

swine flu

Frequently Paired Words

swine flu

Questions

What does orthomyxovirus mean?
Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes.
Where does orthomyxovirus come from?
From ortho- + myxovirus.

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