baculovirus

English

Occlusion body of a baculovirus, Nucleopolyhedrovirus sp.

Etymology

baculo- +‎ virus, from Latin baculum (“rod”).

Noun

baculovirus (plural baculoviruses)

1. Any large rod-shaped virus of the family Baculoviridae, including the granuloviruses and nucleopolyhedroviruses.

Derived terms

• baculoviral

Translations

virus of the Baculoviridae

• Finnish: bakulovirus
• German: Baculovirus n