Hendra

English

Etymology

  • In Queensland, the virus was named after the suburb of Hendra in Brisbane, Australia, where some of the first cases were reported. The name may have originated in Cornwall.

Proper noun

Hendra

  1. (informal) Hendra virus, a disease fatal to livestock and humans, caused by viruses of genus Henipavirus.
  2. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A number of places in Cornwall, England, including: [1]
    1. A settlement in St Dennis parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9557).

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Hen-Hh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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