BUNYAVIRIDAE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bunyaviridae mean? 

• BUNYAVIRIDAE (noun)
  The noun BUNYAVIRIDAE has 1 sense:

1. a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)

  Familiarity information: BUNYAVIRIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUNYAVIRIDAE (noun)

Meaning:

A large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Bunyaviridae" is a kind of...):

arborvirus; arbovirus (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)

Holonyms ("Bunyaviridae" is a member of...):

family ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera)