filoviridae

English Thesaurus

1. a family of threadlike RNA viruses that cause diseases in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	family,
definition	:	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera (noun.group)

member holonym	:	ebola virus,
definition	:	a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	marburg virus,
definition	:	a filovirus that causes Marburg disease; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon (noun.animal)