noun Etymology: New Latin, ultimately from Latin arena sand + New Latin virus; from the fine granules seen in cross sections of the virion Date: 1971 any of a family ( Arenaviridae ) of single-stranded RNA viruses having a grainy appearance and including the causative agents of lymphocytic choriomeningitis and Lassa fever
ARENAVIRUS
Meaning of ARENAVIRUS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012