togaviridae
English Thesaurus
1. a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | arborvirus, arbovirus, |
| definition | : | a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | alphavirus, |
| definition | : | an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitis in horses (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | family, |
| definition | : | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera (noun.group) |
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