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baculovirus

baculovirus noun: any large rod-shaped virus of the family Baculoviridae, including the granuloviruses and nucleopolyhedroviruses.

baculovirus: any large rod-shaped virus of the family Baculoviridae, including the granuloviruses and...
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Noun

baculovirus (plural baculoviruses)

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

Forms of baculovirus

pluralbaculoviruses

Origin of baculovirus

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

Words formed from baculovirus

Questions about baculovirus

What does baculovirus mean?
Baculovirus means any large rod-shaped virus of the family Baculoviridae, including the granuloviruses and nucleopolyhedroviruses.
What part of speech is baculovirus?
Baculovirus is a noun.
What is the plural of baculovirus?
The plural of baculovirus is baculoviruses.

Words near baculovirus in the dictionary

  1. baculitids
  2. baculosome
  3. baculosomes
  4. baculoviral
  5. baculovirally
  6. baculovirus
  7. baculoviruses
  8. baculum
  9. baculums
  10. baculus
  11. Bacungan

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