myxovirus

myxo·vi·rus

noun \ˈmik-sə-ˌvī-rəs\

Definition of MYXOVIRUS

: 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