VIROID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat

Synonyms:

viroid; virusoid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("viroid" is a kind of...):

plant virus (a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA)

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