On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 12:52:01 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

The message
from martin contains these words:

Virus means dirt, filth.

Latin for poison actually

And that. If you look in a good Latin dictionary you'll find most nouns
cover a very wide area. FYI it also means 'slime'.

Take it up with the compilers of OED.
--
Martin