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supervirus en · NOUN

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Etymology

From super- + virus.

Meanings

1. A virus that is particularly powerful or resistant to treatment.
   • Shortly thereafter, a supervirus destroys nearly all human life on earth, driving the few survivors underground. 2005, Joshua David Bellin, Framing monsters: fantasy film and social alienation:
   • Even more amazing is the idea that the next supervirus could be created as easily by a high school student as it could by a computer scientist. 2008, Deirdre Day-MacLeod, Viruses and Spam:
   • Dr. Ross's supervirus sounded a lot like the virus they had been dealing with. 1997, Maggie Ferguson, Fever rising:

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