Virus

Spanish Meaning

virus

English Meaning

  1. Any of various simple submicroscopic parasites of plants, animals, and bacteria that often cause disease and that consist essentially of a core of RNA or DNA surrounded by a protein coat. Unable to replicate without a host cell, viruses are typically not considered living organisms.
  2. A disease caused by a virus.
  3. Something that poisons one's soul or mind: the pernicious virus of racism.
  4. Computer Science A computer virus.