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"Orthomyxovirus" Definition

noun

Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes.

Source: Wiktionary

Any of a family () of single-stranded RNA viruses that have a spherical or filamentous virion with numerous surface projections of glycoprotein and include the causative agents of influenza.

Source: Merriam-Webster

Any member of a group (originally the genus Orthomyxovirus, now the family Orthomyxoviridae) of enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses which have a segmented genome and two types of glycoprotein (haemagglutinin and neuraminidase) projecting from the envelope, and which include the influenza viruses. Also (in form Orthomyxovirus): the (former) genus itself.

Source: Oxford Dictionary

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