Meanings
nounZika virus (uncountable)
alternative ZIKV
- uncountableA particular flavivirus, causing mild illness and linked with birth defects in humans.
Origin
After the Zika Forest in Uganda, from Luganda; see Zika Forest.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 寨卡病毒
- 寨卡病毒 (Zhàikǎ bìngdú)virus
Estonian Zika viirus
- Zika viirusvirus
Finnish zikavirus
- zikavirusvirus
French virus Zika
- virus Zikavirus
German Zika-Virus
- Zika-Virusvirus
Hungarian Zika-vírus
- Zika-vírusvirus
Portuguese zica
- zicavirus
Spanish virus del Zika
- virus del Zikavirus
Swedish zikavirus
- zikavirusvirus
Cite this entry
APA
Zika virus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zika%20virus
MLA
“Zika virus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zika%20virus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zika virus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zika%20virus.
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