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mamavirus

mamavirus noun: acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus, a member of family Mimiviridae, larger than any previously identified virus.

Noun

mamavirus (plural mamaviruses)

  1. Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus, a member of family Mimiviridae, larger than any previously identified virus.

Forms of mamavirus

pluralmamaviruses

Origin of mamavirus

Alteration of mimivirus by analogy with pairs such as mini–maxi and micro–macro. Coined by La Scola et al in 2008.

Questions about mamavirus

What does mamavirus mean?
Mamavirus means acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus, a member of family Mimiviridae, larger than any previously identified virus.
What part of speech is mamavirus?
Mamavirus is a noun.
What is the plural of mamavirus?
The plural of mamavirus is mamaviruses.

Words near mamavirus in the dictionary

  1. mamastroviruses
  2. Mamata
  3. mamateek
  4. mamateeks
  5. Mamatid
  6. mamavirus
  7. mamaviruses
  8. mamaw
  9. mamaws
  10. mamba
  11. Mambago-A

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