virus, n.
(viri, viruses)
freq. cnt. 4
(viri, viruses)
freq. cnt. 4
(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
<noun.animal> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
virus
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derivationally related form
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domain of synset (topic)
hyponym
member of this domain (topic)
a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
<noun.communication>
computer virus virus
sample sentences
"a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"
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hypernym
a harmful or corrupting agency
<noun.state>
virus
sample sentences
"bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread""the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"
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