myxovirus
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From myxo- + virus, from Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa, “mucus”), because they react with mucin (mucoprotein) on the surface of red blood cells.
Noun
[edit]myxovirus (plural myxoviruses)
- Any of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.