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noun • general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate • a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine • a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly • insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use verb • annoy persistently • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | ||||||||
| 34% | 9 | Insect-borne virus | ||||||
noun • a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis | ||||||||
| 26% | 9 | The smallpox virus or yellow fever virus | ||||||
noun • eruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease | ||||||||
Insect Virus Crossword Clue
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BUG which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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BUG
Updated: October 13, 2023
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