supervirus

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noun

A virus that is particularly powerful or resistant to treatment.

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Meanings

nounsupervirus (plural superviruses)

plural superviruses

  1. A virus that is particularly powerful or resistant to treatment.

    Dr. Ross's supervirus sounded a lot like the virus they had been dealing with.

    1997, Maggie Ferguson, Fever rising
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    Shortly thereafter, a supervirus destroys nearly all human life on earth, driving the few survivors underground.

    2005, Joshua David Bellin, Framing monsters: fantasy film and social alienation

    Even more amazing is the idea that the next supervirus could be created as easily by a high school student as it could by a computer scientist.

    2008, Deirdre Day-MacLeod, Viruses and Spam

Origin

From super- + virus.

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APA

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Chicago

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