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fil⋅o⋅vi⋅rus

  [fil-uh-vahy-ruhs, fahy-luh‑]
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–noun, plural ‑rus⋅es.
any of several filamentous, single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae, defined by their unique appearance and reproductive strategies, as the Ebola and Marburg viruses.
Origin:
1985–90; NL, equiv. to L fīl(um) a thread + -o- + virus
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fi·lo·vi·rus   (fē'lō-vī'rəs, fĭl'ō-)   
n.  Any of a group of filamentous RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae, including Ebola and Marburg viruses, that are characterized by elongated, branched, curved, or spherical virions and that cause hemorrhagic fevers.

[Latin fīlum, thread; see gwhī- in Indo-European roots + virus.]
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Main Entry: fi·lo·vi·rus
Pronunciation: 'fI-lO-"vI-r&s
Function: noun
: any of a family (Filoviridae) of single-stranded chieflyfilamentous RNA viruses infecting vertebrates that comprise a single genus (Filovirus) characterized by a helical nucleocapsid and glycoprotein envelope and that include the Marburg virus andthe Ebola viruses
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filovirus fi·lo·vi·rus (fē'lō-vū'rəs, fĭl'o)
n.
Any of a group of filamentous RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae, including Ebola and Marburg viruses, that are characterized by elongated, branched, curved, or spherical virions and that cause hemorrhagic fevers.

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