hendra

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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Definition of hendra

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (informal)Hendra virus, a disease fatal to livestock and humans, caused by viruses of genus Henipavirus.
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name

  1. (informal)Hendra virus, a disease fatal to livestock and humans, caused by viruses of genus Henipavirus.
  2. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A number of places in Cornwall, England, including
  4. A number of places in Cornwall, England, including:

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Etymology

* In Queensland, the virus was named after the suburb of Hendra in Brisbane, Australia, where some of the first cases were reported. The name may have originated in Cornwall.

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