Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zika virus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
zika virus
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular flavivirus, causing mild illness and linked with birth defects in humans.

Uncountable

Etymology

After the Zika Forest in Uganda, from Luganda; see Zika Forest.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ZIKV (alternative)

Phrases

Zika disease Zika fever

Frequently Paired Words

zika Zika disease Zika fever

Questions

What does zika virus mean?
A particular flavivirus, causing mild illness and linked with birth defects in humans.
Where does zika virus come from?
After the Zika Forest in Uganda, from Luganda; see Zika Forest.

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