Main Entry: myxo·vi·rus

Pronunciation: \ˈmik-sə-ˌvī-rəs\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek myxa + New Latin virus virus; from its affinity for certain mucins

Date: 1955

: any of a former family (Myxoviridae) of single-stranded RNA viruses that included the orthomyxoviruses and the paramyxoviruses

— myxo·vi·ral \ˌmik-sə-ˈvī-rəl\ adjective