West Nile virus
Translingual
Proper noun
West Nile virus
- A taxonomic species within the family Flaviviridae – that causes West Nile fever.
Hypernyms
- (species): Amarillovirales - order; Flaviviridae - family; Flavivirus - genus
References
West Nile virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
West Nile virus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
West Nile virus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Alternative forms
- West Nile Virus (rarer)
- WNV (initialism)
Pronunciation
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Noun
West Nile virus (usually uncountable, plural West Nile viruses)
- A particular flavivirus that causes West Nile fever, dangerous to humans.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 371:
- West Nile virus surfaced in New York in 1999 and within four years had covered the whole of America.
References
- West Nile virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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