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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
reovirus

1959, coined by U.S. medical researcher Dr. Albert B. Sabin (1906-1993), acronym for respiratory enteric orphan virus; "orphan" because it was not connected to any of the diseases it is associated with.

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reovirus

n. (context biology English) Any of a group of RNA viruses, of the family (taxlink Reoviridae family noshow=1), that infect animals and some plants

WordNet
reovirus

n. any of a group of nonarboviruses including the rotavirus causing infant enteritis

Usage examples of "reovirus".

When we first studied this plant, we knew it carried a reovirus of some kind.

Isolate the reovirus, grow it in a medium, and see what drug it produces.

The problem now is that, once those seeds hit saltwater, the reovirus thatcarries the drug will be activated.

But perhaps we can accomplish both ends: cleanse the Astor Tunnels of their inhabitants while preventing the reovirus from escaping.

He took the drug before all the unpleasant side effects of the reovirus had been negated.

I think he had learned about the effect salinity would have on the reovirus, and he was planning to destroy the plants before you could flush them into the Hudson.