Morbillivirus

See also: morbillivirus

Translingual

Measles morbillivirus, formerly called Measles virus

Etymology

New Latin, from Italian morbillo (“measles”) +‎ -virus.

Proper noun

Morbillivirus

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

Hypernyms

• (genus): Riboviria - realm; Orthornavirae - kingdom; Negarnaviricota - phylum; Haploviricotina - subphylum; Monjiviricetes - class; Mononegavirales - order; Paramyxoviridae - family; Orthoparamyxovirinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Measles morbillivirus - type species; Canine distemper virus, Cetacean morbillivirus, Feline morbillivirus, Phocine distemper virus, Rinderpest virus, Small ruminant morbillivirus - other species

References

• Morbillivirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Morbillivirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Morbillivirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Morbillivirus at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses