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LASSA VIRUS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lassa virus mean?

• LASSA VIRUS (noun)
The noun LASSA VIRUS has 1 sense:

1. the RNA virus that causes Lassa fever

Familiarity information: LASSA VIRUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LASSA VIRUS (noun)

Sense 1

Lassa virus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The RNA virus that causes Lassa fever

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Lassa virus" is a kind of...):

arenavirus (animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae)

Holonyms ("Lassa virus" is a member of...):

Arenaviridae (a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods)

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