Tupanvirus

Translingual

Etymology

Tupan +‎ -virus. The first element is from Guaraní Tupã (“Guaraní God of Thunder”).

Proper noun

Tupanvirus

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mimiviridae. [from 2018]

Usage notes

• Does not appear in ICTV 2019.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Varidnaviria – realm; Bamfordvirae – kingdom; Nucleocytoviricota – phylum; Megaviricetes - class; Imitervirales - order; Mimiviridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Tupanvirus deep ocean, Tupanvirus soda lake - species

See also

• Tupavirus

References

• Tupanvirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mimiviridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mimiviridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons