Hendra
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Hendra
C20: after the suburb of Brisbane, the location of the outbreak during which the virus was first isolated
Example Sentences
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Hendra, grossed out, didn’t know what to do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
Viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1, Nipah, Hendra and possibly Ebola have all fatally spilled over from bats to humans, sometimes through an intermediate host.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2024
The first heat pumps Graham Hendra sold, about 15 years ago, weren't very hot.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2024
Bats are known reservoirs for a wide range of viruses, including Marburg filoviruses, Hendra and Nipah paramyxoviruses, rabies, and coronaviruses such as the one that causes MERS, or Middle East respiratory syndrome.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2023
But early on the morrow—between five and six o'clock—came Will Hendra, a cowkeeper, into our courtyard with a strange tale; one that disquieted if it did not altogether astonish me.
From Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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