Megaviridae

Translingual

Etymology

mega- +‎ -viridae. From Megavirus.

Proper noun

Megaviridae

1. (archaic) A taxonomic family within the kingdom Virus – certain large DNA viruses.
2. (archaic) Synonym of Mimiviridae
3. (archaic) Synonym of Megamimivirinae A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mimiviridae.

Synonyms

• (Mimiviridae): Mimiviridae
• (Megamimivirinae): Megamimivirinae, Megamimiviridae

Hypernyms

• Virus
• (Megamimivirinae): Mimiviridae

Hyponyms

• Mimiviridae (subfamily)
• Mesomimiviridae (subfamily)
• Megaviridae (subfamily)
• (Megamimivirinae): Megavirus

Derived terms

• Megamimivirinae
• Megamimiviridae

See also

• Megaviricetes (class erected in ICTV 2019 that includes family Mimiviridae)

References

• Megaviridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Wikispecies