girus
See also: ĝirus
English
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Etymology
editBlend of giant + virus; coined by J M Claverie, H Ogata, S Audic, C Abergel, K Suhre, P E Fournier, in a 2006 paper in Virus Research (DOI 10.1016/j.virusres.2006.01.008).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgirus (plural giruses)
- (virology) a type of giant virus, a giant nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (giant NCLDV)
- (by extension, informal) Synonym of giant virus
See also
editRomanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editgirus n (plural girusuri)
Declension
editDeclension of girus
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) girus | girusul | (niște) girusuri | girusurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) girus | girusului | (unor) girusuri | girusurilor |
| vocative | girusule | girusurilor | ||
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