virous,a.rare.|ˈvaɪrəs| = virose a. 1661Lovell Hist.Anim. & Min. 240 They are pleasant to the pallate; but of evil juyce, and virouse.1887A. M. Brown Anim. Alkaloids 26 The liquid ptomaines possess a virous, cadaveric odour, occasionally suggestive of musk or odoriferous plants.