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NOUN (1)

1. a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis;
[syn: arbovirus, arborvirus]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

arborvirus
    n 1: a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into
         groups on the basis of the virions; they have been
         recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are
         borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic
         concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by
         arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges,
         etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers,
         hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis [syn:
         arbovirus, arborvirus]