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arbovirus

Main Entry:: ar·bo·vi·rus
Pronunciation:: \ˌär-bə-ˈvī-rəs\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: arthropod-borne virus
Date:: 1957

: any of various RNA viruses (as the causative agents of equine encephalitis, sandfly fever, and West Nile fever) transmitted chiefly by arthropods

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