Home › Words › A › alpharetrovirusalpharetrovirusalpharetrovirus means any virus of the genus Alpharetrovirus.EtymologyFrom alpha + retro- + virus, from taxonomic name Alpharetrovirus.nounAny virus of the genus Alpharetrovirus.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.alpharetroviral 83% match — Relating to alpharetroviruses vs alpharetrovirus →deltaretrovirus 77% match — Any virus of the genus Deltaretrovirus. vs alpharetrovirus →alphavirus 76% match — Any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae). vs alpharetrovirus →betaretrovirus 73% match — Any virus of the genus Betaretrovirus vs alpharetrovirus →alphacoronavirus 73% match — Any coronavirus of the genus Alphacoronavirus. vs alpharetrovirus →alternavirus 72% match — Any virus of the genus Alternavirus vs alpharetrovirus →alphapolyomavirus 72% match — Any polyomavirus of the genus Alphapolyomavirus vs alpharetrovirus →pararetrovirus 71% match — Any of several reverse transcribing viruses that replicate through an RNA intermediate vs alpharetrovirus →