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myxo·vi·rus | \ ˈmik-sə-ˌvī-rəs 
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\Definition of myxovirus
: any of a former family (Myxoviridae) of single-stranded RNA viruses that included the orthomyxoviruses and the paramyxoviruses
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myxovirus
nounmyxo·vi·rus | \ ˈmik-sə-ˌvī-rəs \
\Medical 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)
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