Translingual

Proper noun

Morbillivirus

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Paramyxoviridae – several viruses that cause diseases in mammals, including measles.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Virus - kingdom; Mononegavirales - order; Paramyxoviridae - family; Paramyxovirinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Canine distemper virus, Cetacean morbillivirus, Measles virus, Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus, Phocine distemper virus, Rinderpest virus, Feline morbillivirus - species

English

Wikispecies

Noun

morbillivirus ‎(plural morbilliviruses)

1. Any of the genus Morbillivirus of viruses.
   • 2009 May 6, The Associated Press, “Washington: Threat to Otters”, in New York Times:

     Eighty percent tested positive for morbillivirus, which can cause serious disease in some animals and humans.

Related terms

• morbilliviral