supervirus
nounEtymology From super- + virus.
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A virus that is particularly powerful or resistant to treatment.
- Dr. Ross's supervirus sounded a lot like the virus they had been dealing with.1997, Maggie Ferguson, Fever rising:
- Shortly thereafter, a supervirus destroys nearly all human life on earth, driving the few survivors underground.2005, Joshua David Bellin, Framing monsters: fantasy film and social alienation:
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- Even more amazing is the idea that the next supervirus could be created as easily by a high school student as it could by a computer scientist.2008, Deirdre Day-MacLeod, Viruses and Spam: