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girus

/ˈd͡ʒaɪɹəs/

girus noun: a type of giant virus, a giant nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (giant NCLDV).

Noun

girus (plural giruses)

  1. a type of giant virus, a giant nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (giant NCLDV)
  2. (broadly, informal) Synonym of giant virus.
    Synonyms:
    giant virus

Synonyms of girus

Forms of girus

pluralgiruses

Origin of girus

Blend 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.

Words that rhyme with girus

Questions about girus

What does girus mean?
Girus means a type of giant virus, a giant nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (giant NCLDV).
What part of speech is girus?
Girus is a noun.
How do you pronounce girus?
Girus is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹəs/.
What is the plural of girus?
The plural of girus is giruses.

Words near girus in the dictionary

  1. girtline
  2. girtlines
  3. Girton
  4. Girtons
  5. girts
  6. girus
  7. giruses
  8. Girvan
  9. Girvan-Newman algorithm
  10. Girvans
  11. girvasite

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