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street virus
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noun
a virus, as rabies, obtained from a naturally infected animal and usually virulent, as opposed to a laboratory-attenuated strain.
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Origin of street virus
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby street virus
street-smart, street smarts, street theater, street theatre, street value, street virus, streetwalker, streetwear, streetwise, streetworker, Strega
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