Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herpes virus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
her-pes virus
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin

Synonyms

Questions

What does herpes virus mean?
any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin

How to pronounce herpes virus

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