Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Public Health@mander.xyz · 3 months agoNew coronavirus discovered in Chinese bats sparks alarmwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNew coronavirus discovered in Chinese bats sparks alarmwww.newsweek.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Public Health@mander.xyz · 3 months agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThere’s probably thousands of coronavira in different animals just waiting to give us their love.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI guess the correct plural is virii or viruses? (Phone still underlines that first one hmm)
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThat’s a common misconception, vira or viruses is correct. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_form_of_words_ending_in_-us#Virus https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/virus#English
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoEspecially bats. They have more viruses than an average family computer
There’s probably thousands of coronavira in different animals just waiting to give us their love.
or just don’t mess with the bats?
Vira, that’s funny.
I guess the correct plural is virii or viruses?
(Phone still underlines that first one hmm)
That’s a common misconception, vira or viruses is correct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_form_of_words_ending_in_-us#Virus
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/virus#English
Especially bats. They have more viruses than an average family computer