On 06 March 2003, 09:00, Mark Partous wrote:

> According to Webster's the plural is viruses. The Oxford Illustrated
> does not mention a plural form.
~~~

Oxford Reference Shelf, Science volume (circa 1999) repeatedly uses
"viruses" as the plural. So, lexicographers on both sides of the pond
appear to agree.

HTH,

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Geoff Lane
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