bunyavirus

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noun

Any of the Bunyaviridae, a family of negative-stranded RNA viruses, now most typically in genus Orthobunyavirus in family Peribunyaviridae, but also in all families in order Bunyavirales.

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Meanings

nounbunyavirus (plural bunyaviruses)

plural bunyaviruses

  1. archaicAny of the Bunyaviridae, a family of negative-stranded RNA viruses, now most typically in genus Orthobunyavirus in family Peribunyaviridae, but also in all families in order Bunyavirales.

Origin

From Bunyamwera, a town in Western Uganda where one of the viruses was first isolated.

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bunyavirus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunyavirus

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“bunyavirus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunyavirus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bunyavirus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunyavirus.

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