n.
Pronunciation: ' mik-s ə - ˌ v ī -r ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek myxa + New Latin virus virus; from its affinity for certain mucins
Date: 1955
: any of a former family ( Myxoviridae ) of single-stranded RNA viruses that included the paramyxoviruses and the orthomyxoviruses
– myxo · vi · ral \ ˌ mik-s ə - ' v ī -r ə l \ adjective