Home › Words › M › metapneumovirusmetapneumovirusmetapneumovirus means any of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds.EtymologyFrom the genus name, equivalent to meta- + pneumovirus.nounAny of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds.e.g.“Among them were strains of human respiratory syncytial virus, or HRSV, and of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, both leading causes of respiratory disease in people.” — 2008 February 5, Henry Fountain, “Human Viruses Cause Respiratory Outbreaks in Ivory Coast Chimps”, in The New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.metapneumonia 76% match — A disease caused by infection with a metapneumovirus. vs metapneumovirus →pneumovirus 71% match — Any virus of the genus Pneumovirus or of the family Pneumoviridae. vs metapneumovirus →metapneumonic 69% match — Relating to metapneumonia. vs metapneumovirus →orthopneumovirus 69% match — Any virus of the genus Orthopneumovirus. vs metapneumovirus →paramyxovirus 63% match — Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases. vs metapneumovirus →mastadenovirus 60% match — Any adenovirus of the genus Mastadenovirus. vs metapneumovirus →adenovirus 58% match — Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans vs metapneumovirus →alternavirus 58% match — Any virus of the genus Alternavirus vs metapneumovirus →