simian immunodeficiency virus

English

Noun

simian immunodeficiency virus (plural simian immunodeficiency viruses)

  1. (virology) A species of retrovirus that causes persistent infections in several species of African non-human primates.
    Hypernyms: retrovirus; virus
    Coordinate terms: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus

Alternative forms
  • SIV (initialism)
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