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megavirus

megavirus noun: any virus of the family Mimiviridae.

Noun

megavirus (plural megaviruses)

  1. Any virus of the family Mimiviridae
  2. Any virus of the proposed family Mimiviridae, genus Megavirus, represented by the newly discovered species Megavirus chilensis

Forms of megavirus

pluralmegaviruses

Origin of megavirus

From mega- + virus.

Words formed from megavirus

Questions about megavirus

What does megavirus mean?
Megavirus means any virus of the family Mimiviridae.
What part of speech is megavirus?
Megavirus is a noun.
What is the plural of megavirus?
The plural of megavirus is megaviruses.

Words near megavirus in the dictionary

  1. megaverse
  2. megaverses
  3. megavertebrate
  4. megavertebrates
  5. megaviral
  6. megavirus
  7. megaviruses
  8. megaviscera
  9. megavisceral
  10. megavitamin
  11. megavitamins

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