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Meaning of vírus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms)

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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