rhabdovirus

noun

rhab·​do·​vi·​rus ˈrab-(ˌ)dō-ˌvī-rəs 

: any of a family (Rhabdoviridae) of rod- or bullet-shaped single-stranded RNA viruses found in plants and animals and including the causative agents of rabies and vesicular stomatitis

Word History

Etymology

rhabdo- + virus, later taken as a New Latin taxon

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

rhabdovirus

noun

rhab·​do·​vi·​rus

ˈrab-(ˌ)dō-ˌvī-rəs

: any of the family Rhabdoviridae of single-stranded RNA viruses