[ahr-buh-vahy-ruh
s] 
| any of several groups of RNA-containing viruses that are transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods, as ticks, fleas, or mosquitoes, and may cause encephalitis, yellow fever, or dengue fever. |
| ar·bo·vi·rus (är'bə-vī'rəs) n. Any of a large group of viruses transmitted by arthropods, such as mosquitoes and ticks, that include the causative agents of encephalitis, yellow fever, and dengue. [ar(thropod-)bo(rne) virus.] ar'bo·vi'ral adj., ar'bo·vi·rol'o·gy (är'bō-vĭ-rŏl'ə-jē) n. |
arbovirus ar·bo·vi·rus (är'bə-vī'rəs) or ar·bor·vi·rus (är'bər-)
n.
Any of a large group of viruses transmitted by arthropods, such as mosquitoes and ticks, that include the causative agents of encephalitis, yellow fever, and dengue.
