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Definition: virus

(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

Spelling: v i r u s

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/vˈaɪɹəs/
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/vˈaɪɹəs/
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