English noun: retrovirus | |||
1. | retrovirus (animal) any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell | ||
Broader (hypernym) | animal virus | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | HIV, HTLV-1, human immunodeficiency virus, human T-cell leukemia virus-1 | ||