virus

🇺🇸 /ˈvaɪrəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈvaɪrəs/
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noun
A2

A tiny living thing that can make people, animals, or plants sick.

The virus spread quickly through the school.

A2

An illness caused by a virus.

She stayed home because she had a virus.

A2

Bad code in a computer that can damage files or cause problems.

My computer got a virus from an email attachment.

translation

n. A tiny living thing that can make people, animals, or plants sick.; An illness caused by a virus.; Bad code in a computer that can damage files or cause problems.

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Plural viruses