orbivirus
/ˈɔːbɪˌvʌɪrəs/Virology
noun
Any member of the genus Orbivirus, comprising reoviruses with distinctive ring-shaped capsomeres, which are arthropod-borne pathogens of mammals and birds, causing a number of serious diseases of livestock including African horse sickness and bluetongue. Also (in form Orbivirus): the genus itself.
Origin
1970s. From classical Latin orbis orb + virus.
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