animal virus meaning

Definition of animal virus

1. an animal pathogen that is a virus

   Type of: virus

   Kinds: adenovirus, arenavirus, bunyavirus, filovirus, alphavirus, flavivirus, vesiculovirus, poxvirus, hepadnavirus, retrovirus, myxovirus, picornavirus

How to pronounce animal virus

animal virus is pronounced /ˈænɪməl ˈvaɪrəs/ in British English and /ˈænəməl ˈvaɪrəs/ in American English. It has 5 syllables.