metapneumovirus
noun
meta·pneu·mo·vi·rus ˌme-tə-ˈn(y)ü-mō-ˌvī-rəs 
plural metapneumoviruses
: any of a genus (Metapneumovirus) of pneumoviruses that cause respiratory infections chiefly in humans and birds
especially : human metapneumovirus
Humans are believed to have passed metapneumovirus to mountain gorillas in Africa. 
Jim Robbins
Jim Robbins 
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, from meta- meta- + Pneumovirus pneumovirus
First Known Use
2001, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing metapneumovirus
Medical Definition
metapneumovirus
noun
meta·pneu·mo·vi·rus ˌmet-ə-ˈn(y)ü-mō-ˌvī-rəs
1
Metapneumovirus : a genus of pneumoviruses that cause respiratory infections chiefly in humans and birds
2
: any virus of the genus Metapneumovirus
especially : human metapneumovirus
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