pneumovirus
noun
pneu·mo·vi·rus ˈn(y)ü-mō-ˌvī-rəs 
plural pneumoviruses
: any of a family (Pneumoviridae) of single-stranded RNA viruses that have a filamentous or spherical virion with a lipid-containing envelope, typically cause respiratory infections in mammals and birds, include the respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus, and were formerly classified as paramyxoviruses
Birds infected with avian pneumovirus experience nasal discharge, coughing, tracheal rales, conjunctivitis and sinusitis.
Branden Peterson
Branden Peterson
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, from pneumo- pneumo- + virus virus
First Known Use
1979, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
pneumovirus
noun
pneu·mo·vi·rus ˈn(y)ü-mō-ˌvī-rəs
: any of a family (Pneumoviridae) of single-stranded RNA viruses that have a filamentous or spherical virion with a lipid-containing envelope, typically cause respiratory infections in mammals and birds, include the respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus, and were formerly classified as paramyxoviruses