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birnavirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bir-navirus
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several viruses, of the family Birnaviridae, that cause infectious disease in fish, notably in farmed salmon, and poultry.

Etymology

From bi- + RNA + virus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

birnaviruses (plural)

Derived Forms

avibirnavirus birnaviral

Questions

What does birnavirus mean?
Any of several viruses, of the family Birnaviridae, that cause infectious disease in fish, notably in farmed salmon, and poultry.
Where does birnavirus come from?
From bi- + RNA + virus.

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