Audio English.net » Dictionary » W » West Bengal ... Western Larch

WEST NILE VIRUS

Pronunciation (US):

Dictionary entry overview: What does West Nile virus mean?

• WEST NILE VIRUS (noun)
The noun WEST NILE VIRUS has 1 sense:

1. the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis

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

Dictionary entry details

• WEST NILE VIRUS (noun)

Sense 1

West Nile virus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

West Nile encephalitis virus; West Nile virus

Hypernyms ("West Nile virus" is a kind of...):

flavivirus (animal viruses belonging to the family Flaviviridae)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"We all make mistakes." (English proverb)

"Patient without any pain, the dog is lame when it wants to" (Breton proverb)

"In a shut mouth, no fly will go in." (Catalan proverb)

"Comparing apples and pears." (Dutch proverb)

Related FAQs:

» NILE

Page delivered in 0.0249 seconds