ιός — meaning in English

English meaning

• bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
• ios name An island of the Cyclades, Greece.
• virus noun A microscopic infectious agent that can only reproduce inside a living host cell, sometimes causing disease.

Senses

ιός is used for these senses in English:

• Ios An island of the Cyclades, Greece.
• bug A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.

bug — full definition

1. noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
2. noun An error or flaw in a computer program or piece of software.
3. noun A minor, usually short-lived illness, or the germ that causes it.
4. noun A hidden device used to secretly record or transmit conversations.
5. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

Related Greek words