Orthopoxvirus

See also: orthopoxvirus

Translingual

Vaccinia virus (black arrows)

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “true, real, genuine”) +‎ Poxvirus.

Proper noun

Orthopoxvirus

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poxviridae – poxviruses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Varidnaviria – realm; Bamfordvirae – kingdom; Nucleocytoviricota – phylum; Pokkesviricetes – class; Chitovirales – order; Poxviridae – family; Chordopoxvirinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Vaccinia virus - type species; Cowpox virus, Monkeypox virus, Skunkpox virus, Variola virus - selected other species

References

• Orthopoxvirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Orthopoxvirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Orthopoxvirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Orthopoxvirus at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses