virus
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
viruses
plural
viruses
Britannica Dictionary definition of VIRUS
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1
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an extremely small particle that causes a disease and that spreads from one person or animal to another
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the AIDS virus = the virus that causes AIDS
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Is the illness caused by bacteria or a virus?
2
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a disease or illness caused by a virus
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a viral disease
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I think I have the virus that's going around this winter.
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a stomach virus
3
computers
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a program that is designed to harm a computer by deleting data, ruining files, etc., and that can be spread secretly from one computer to another
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The software checks your hard drive for viruses.
