n.
Pronunciation: mo ̇ r- ' bi-l ə - ˌ v ī -r ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from morbillus spot on the skin, pustule (fr. Medieval Latin, diminutive of Latin morbus ) + virus
Date: 1977
: any of a genus ( Morbillivirus ) of paramyxoviruses that include the causative agents of measles and canine distemper