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togavirus

(ˈtəʊɡəˌvaɪərəs)
n
(Biology) a virus belonging to the Togaviridae family and which usually affects birds and mammals rather than humans
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to•ga•vi•rus

(ˈtoʊ gəˌvaɪ rəs)
n., pl. -rus•es.
any of several RNA-containing viruses of the family Togaviridae, typically enveloped in a layer of lipid and including the arboviruses and the rubella virus.
[1970; toga + virus]
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