iridovirus
noun
iri·do·vi·rus
| \ ˌir-ə-dō-ˈvī-rəs
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Medical Definition of iridovirus
: any of a family (Iridoviridae) of double-stranded DNA viruses that contain an outer icosahedral capsid and that infect insects, frogs, and fish