MYXOVIRUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does myxovirus mean? 

• MYXOVIRUS (noun)
  The noun MYXOVIRUS has 1 sense:

1. any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps

  Familiarity information: MYXOVIRUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYXOVIRUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("myxovirus" is a kind of...):

animal virus (an animal pathogen that is a virus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "myxovirus"):

orthomyxovirus (a group of viruses including those causing influenza)

paramyxovirus (a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles)

 Context examples 

An isoquinoline with activity against myxoviruses and paramyxoviruses.

(Memotine, NCI Thesaurus)

A hydrochloride salt form of famotine, an isoquinoline antiviral agent with activity against myxoviruses and paramyxoviruses.

(Famotine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An isoquinoline antiviral agent with activity against myxoviruses and paramyxoviruses.

(Famotine, NCI Thesaurus)

A hydrochloride salt form of memotine, an isoquinoline with activity against myxoviruses and paramyxoviruses.

(Memotine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)