Meanings
nounEbola virus (uncountable)
- uncountableAny extremely contagious filovirus infection of African origin that causes Ebola fever, spread through contact with bodily fluids or secretions of infected persons and by airborne particles, caused by the viruses in genus Ebolavirus.
Origin
After Ebola river (area of discovery of type species) + virus. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic فِيرُوس إِيبُولَا
- فِيرُوس إِيبُولَا (fīrūs ʔībūlā)virus
Chinese Mandarin 埃博拉病毒, 伊波拉病毒
- 埃博拉病毒 (Āibólā bìngdú)virus
- 伊波拉病毒 (Yībōlā bìngdú)virus
Danish ebolavirus
- ebolavirusvirus
Dutch ebolavirus, ebola
- ebolavirusvirus
- ebolavirus
Finnish Ebola-virus
- Ebola-virusvirus
French virus Ebola
- virus Ebolavirus
German Ebolavirus
- Ebolavirusvirus
Greek ιός Έμπολα
- ιός Έμπολα (iós Émpola)virus
Japanese エボラウイルス
- エボラウイルス (Ebora uirusu)virus
Korean 에볼라바이러스
- 에볼라바이러스 (ebollabaireoseu)virus
Persian ویروس ابولا
- ویروس ابولا (virus-e ebolâ)virus
Portuguese ebola
- ebolavirus
Russian ви́рус Эбо́ла, эболави́рус
- ви́рус Эбо́ла (vírus Ebóla)virus
- эболави́рус (ebolavírus)virus
Spanish virus Ébola
- virus Ébolavirus
Tamil புலைக்காய்ச்சல் நச்சுயிரி புலை நச்சுயிரி
- புலைக்காய்ச்சல் நச்சுயிரி புலை நச்சுயிரி (pulaikkāyccal naccuyiri pulai naccuyiri)virus
Cite this entry
APA
Ebola virus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ebola%20virus
MLA
“Ebola virus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ebola%20virus. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ebola virus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ebola%20virus.
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