any one of a group of viruses that cause such diseases as encephalitis and dengue and are transmitted to humans by arthropods, esp insects and ticks
Word origin
C20: from ar(thropod-)bo(rne) virus
arbovirus in American English
(ˌɑrbəˈvaɪrəs)
noun
any of a group of RNA viruses, including those that cause yellow fever and viral encephalitis, which are transmitted to people by certain bloodsucking arthropods,esp. mosquitoes and ticks