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ebolavirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
ebolavirus
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several viruses, of the genus Ebolavirus, responsible for hemorrhagic fever.

Etymology

After Ebola river (area of discovery of type species) -virus. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers.

Inflected Forms

ebolaviruses (plural)

Questions

What does ebolavirus mean?
Any of several viruses, of the genus Ebolavirus, responsible for hemorrhagic fever.
Where does ebolavirus come from?
After Ebola river (area of discovery of type species) -virus. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers.

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