Pithovirus

See also: pithovirus

Translingual

A sketch of Pithovirus sibericum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πίθος (píthos, “jar, wine barrel”) + translingual Virus.

Proper noun

Pithovirus

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pithoviridae – certain large double-stranded DNA viruses known from a single species recovered from thawed permafrost.

Usage notes

• Not included in ICTV 2019.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pithovirus sibericum (species)

References

• Pithovirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pithovirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pithovirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons