mimivirus

See also: Mimivirus

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

Blend of microbe +‎ mimicking +‎ virus. From the genus name translingual Mimivirus

Noun

mimivirus (plural mimiviruses)

1. A virus, of the genus Mimivirus, associated with some amoebas; it has a very large capsid and complex genome
2. Ellipsis of Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (“APMV”).

Hypernyms

• giant virus
• girus
• virus

 

See also

• mamavirus