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55 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• virus n. A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein…
• virus n. (Uncountable) A quantity of such infectious agents.
• virus n. (Informal, metonymically) A disease caused by such an infectious agent; a viral illness.
• virus n. (Archaic) Venom, as produced by a poisonous animal etc.
• virus n. (Computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially…
• virus n. (Computing, proscribed) Any type of malware.
• virus n. (Figurative) Any malicious or dangerous entity that spreads from one place or person to another.
• virus v. (Nonstandard, rare) To send or infect an electronic device with a computer virus.

— International convention —

• Virus prop.n. The taxonomic kingdom made up of the viruses, submicroscopic non-cellular structures consisting of a…
• -virus suff. Used to form taxonomic names of genera of viruses.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Asturian - Catalan - Cornish - Danish - Finnish - Interlingua - Ladino - Northern sami - Romanian - Swedish
  • virus n. Virus.
• Azerbaijani
  • virus n. (Medicine) virus.
• Azerbaijani - Serbo-croatian
  • virus n. (Computing) computer virus.
• Czech
  • virus n. (Virology) virus (a submicroscopic, non-cellular structure).
  • virus n. (Computing) virus (a type of computer malware).
• Finnish
  • virus n. (Computer security) virus (computer virus).
• Galician
  • virus n. Virus (pathogen).
• Galician - Tagalog
  • virus n. Computer virus.
• Hungarian
  • vírus n. (Virology) virus.
  • vírus n. (Computing) virus.
• Indonesian - Malay
  • virus n. Virus…
• Latvian
  • vīrus n. Accusative plural form of vīrs.
• Norwegian bokmål - Norwegian nynorsk
  • virus n. (Computing) virus (computer virus) (see datavirus).
• Norwegian bokmål - Norwegian nynorsk - Tagalog
  • virus n. (Biology, virology) virus.
• Serbo-croatian
  • virus n. (Medicine) virus (DNA/RNA causing disease).
• Turkish
  • virüs n. (Pathology, microbiology, virology) virus.
  • virüs n. (Computing) virus.

— English word, defined in German —

• virus S. Virus.

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• virus n. Virus.

— English words, defined in French —

• virus n. (Biologie) Virus.
• virus n. (Informatique) Virus.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• virus s. Biología y Medicina. Virus.
• virus s. Informática. Virus.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• virus s. (Biologia e Patologia) vírus.
• virus s. (Arcaico) (zoologia) peçonha.
• virus s. (Informática) vírus (de computador).

— English words, defined in Italian —

• virus s. (Biologia) (medicina) virus.
• virus s. (Informatica) programma maligno.

— In German —

• Virus S. Medizin: kleinster Krankheitserreger, der sich nur in Zellen…
• Virus S. Informatik: schädlicher, sich selbst durch Hilfe von Programmen…

— In Dutch —

• virus n. (Biologie) (medisch) ziekteverwekker die veel kleiner is dan een bacterie.
• virus n. (Informatica) klein computerprogramma dat zichzelf naar andere…

— In French —

• virus n.m. (Archaïsme) (Médecine) Venin des maux vénériens.
• virus n.m. (Vieilli) (Médecine) Toxine, substance organique agent…
• virus n.m. (Désuet) (Médecine) Germe pathogène en général.
• virus n.m. (Biologie) Entité biologique qui nécessite une cellule…
• virus n.m. (Par extension) Agent contaminant.
• virus n.m. (Sens figuré) (Par analogie) (Péjoratif) Idée dangereuse…
• virus n.m. (Sens figuré) Grand intérêt ; passion.

— In Spanish —

• virus s. Biología y Medicina. Agente infeccioso compuesto de ácido…
• virus s. Informática. Programa informático que modifica otros programas…

— In Portuguese —

• vírus s. (Biologia) agente infeccioso microscópico, que causa várias…
• vírus s. (Informática) programa oculto de computador que se instala…

— In Italian —

• virus s. (Biologia) (medicina) agente infettivo con carattere di parassita…
• virus s. (Informatica) programma illegale in grado di alterare il…

90 English words from 27 English definitions

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25 English words from 28 foreign definitions

agent cellule con contaminant dan dat der des die een extension Grand Idée nur Par passion programma que Sens sich substance Toxine veel Venin virus

75 foreign words from 28 foreign definitions

ácido agente alterare analogie andere Arcaico Archaïsme bacterie Biología Biologie biologique carattere causa compuesto computador computerprogramma dangereuse Désuet durch en␣général Entité figuré général Germe grado Hilfe illegale infeccioso infettivo Informática informático Informatik Informatique instala intérêt klein kleiner kleinster Krankheitserreger maligno maux Médecine medicina medisch Medizin microscópico modifica naar nécessite oculto organique otros parassita Par␣extension pathogène Patologia peçonha Péjoratif programa programas Programmen qui schädlicher selbst Sens␣figuré une várias vénériens Vieilli vírus von Zellen zichzelf ziekteverwekker zoologia

14 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

viruses virussy virusoid virusses viruscide virusemia virusemic virusless viruslike virusoids viruscidal viruscides virusproof virustatic

458 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

GB␣virus␣C JC␣viruses chuviruses DNA␣viruses duoviruses HIV␣viruses inoviruses isaviruses myoviruses nonviruses okaviruses poxviruses proviruses reoviruses RNA␣viruses subviruses adnaviruses amdoviruses antiviruses anti-viruses arboviruses ascoviruses babuviruses benyviruses bocaviruses bymoviruses comoviruses cosaviruses cypoviruses echoviruses erboviruses fabaviruses fijiviruses filoviruses Filoviruses fisaviruses furoviruses gyroviruses haloviruses hepeviruses hokoviruses hypoviruses idea␣viruses iflaviruses ilarviruses kobuviruses lagoviruses letoviruses leviviruses macaviruses +408 words

544 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

BK␣virus JC␣virus CCP␣virus chuvirus DNA␣virus duovirus HIV␣virus inovirus isavirus myovirus nonvirus okavirus poxvirus provirus reovirus RNA␣virus subvirus adnavirus amdovirus antivirus anti-virus arbovirus ascovirus babuvirus benyvirus bocavirus bymovirus comovirus cosavirus cypovirus echovirus erbovirus fabavirus fijivirus filovirus fisavirus furovirus gyrovirus halovirus hepevirus hokovirus hypovirus idea␣virus iflavirus ilarvirus kobuvirus lagovirus letovirus levivirus macavirus +494 words

12 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

iru IRU IRUs Rus RUS Rus' Rus. R␣Us VIR -vir Vir. -vir-

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

sur- Sur. Suri uri Uri URI

5 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

INSURV PRUSVI Purvis virous viures

10 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

IRUs ISRU IVRS IVUS RUSI Suir Suri URIs USVI VUIs

13 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

girus nirus Pirus varus Varus Viaus vicus vires Virks virls VIRSS Virts Vitus

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

IRUs

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

virous

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