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rhabdovirus

American

[rab-doh-vahy-ruhs] / ˈræb doʊˌvaɪ rəs /

noun

any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae, including the rabies virus.

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noun

rhabdoviruses

plural

Etymology

Origin of rhabdovirus

First recorded in 1965–70; rhabdo- + virus

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