"virusoid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: virusoids [plural]
Etymology: virus + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|virus|oid}} virus + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} virusoid (plural virusoids)
  1. A circular single-stranded RNA, similar but not identical to a viroid, dependent on plant viruses for replication and encapsidation. Wikipedia link: virusoid Related terms: viroid, virus
    Sense id: en-virusoid-en-noun-GiEW-lMa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid

Inflected forms

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