Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morbillivirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: mor-bil-livirus
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Morbillivirus of viruses.

Example Sentences

"Eighty percent tested positive for morbillivirus, which can cause serious disease in some animals and humans."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

morbilliviruses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

morbilliviral

Questions

What does morbillivirus mean?: Any of the genus Morbillivirus of viruses.
Where does morbillivirus come from?: From the genus name.

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