plural metapneumoviruses
Definition of metapneumovirus
: any of a genus (Metapneumovirus) of pneumoviruses that cause respiratory infections chiefly in humans and birds
especially
: human metapneumovirus
Humans are believed to have passed metapneumovirus to mountain gorillas in Africa. — Jim Robbins
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The first known use of metapneumovirus was in 2001
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