Main Entry: myxo·vi·rus

Pronunciation: \ˈmik-sə-ˌvī-rəs\

Function: noun

: any of the viruses now classified in the families Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae that were formerly included in a now rejected family (Myxoviridae)

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