Home › Words › A › aphthovirusaphthovirusaphthovirus · noun — any of a group of viruses, of the genus Aphthovirus, responsible for diseases such as foot and mouth.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom the genus name.nounAny of a group of viruses, of the genus Aphthovirus, responsible for diseases such as foot and mouthDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ampelovirus 65% match — Any virus of the genus Ampelovirus that typically infect plants vs aphthovirus →closterovirus 61% match — Any virus of the genus Closterovirus vs aphthovirus →alphapartitivirus 61% match — Any partitivirus of the genus Alphapartitivirus vs aphthovirus →amdovirus 61% match — Any virus of the genus Amdoparvovirus vs aphthovirus →chaphamaparvovirus 61% match — Any parvovirus of the genus Chaphamaparvovirus vs aphthovirus →coxsackie 61% match — Any of several viruses of the genus Enterovirus similar to poliovirus vs aphthovirus →cavemovirus 61% match — Any virus of the genus Cavemovirus vs aphthovirus →sapovirus 61% match — Any virus of the genus Sapovirus vs aphthovirus →