# virusoid

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A circular single-stranded RNA, similar but not identical to a viroid, dependent on plant viruses for replication and encapsidation.

## Etymology
From virus + -oid.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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