Megaviridae
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
mega- + -viridae. From Megavirus.
Proper noun edit
Megaviridae
- (archaic) A taxonomic family within the kingdom Virus – certain large DNA viruses.
- (archaic) Synonym of Mimiviridae
- (archaic) Synonym of Megamimivirinae A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mimiviridae.
Synonyms edit
- (Mimiviridae): Mimiviridae
- (Megamimivirinae): Megamimivirinae, Megamimiviridae
Hypernyms edit
- Virus
- (Megamimivirinae): Mimiviridae
Hyponyms edit
- Mimiviridae (subfamily)
- Mesomimiviridae (subfamily)
- Megaviridae (subfamily)
- (Megamimivirinae): Megavirus
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- Megaviricetes (class erected in ICTV 2019 that includes family Mimiviridae)
References edit
Megaviridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
