virus

noun
vīʹrəs

A species thereof.

Other meanings

An individual particle thereof: .
A quantity of such infectious agents, considered en masse.
“Not much virus was detectable on a nucleic acid test; the viral load was very low.”

Related words

viral
omicron virus
Omicron virus
woke mind virus
Ebola virus disease
virion
AIDS virus
Four Corners virus
Muerto Canyon virus
Choclo virus
mind virus
viroid

Example sentences

“I know what they are, but why do viruses exist?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Let's talk about viruses.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Latin "vīrus" (poison, slime, venom).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “virus” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.