metapneumovirus

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Etymology

From the genus name, equivalent to meta- +‎ pneumovirus.

Noun

metapneumovirus (plural metapneumoviruses)

  1. Any of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds.
    • 2008 February 5, Henry Fountain, “Human Viruses Cause Respiratory Outbreaks in Ivory Coast Chimps”, in New York Times‎:
      Among them were strains of human respiratory syncytial virus, or HRSV, and of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, both leading causes of respiratory disease in people.
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