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mimivirus

mimivirus noun: a virus, of the genus Mimivirus, associated with some amoebas; it has a very large capsid and complex genome. Also the ellipsis of Acanthamoeba polyphaga 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

Also used as

mimivirus is also the ellipsis of Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus.

Forms of mimivirus

pluralmimiviruses

Origin of mimivirus

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

Questions about mimivirus

What does mimivirus mean?
Mimivirus means a virus, of the genus Mimivirus, associated with some amoebas; it has a very large capsid and complex genome.
What part of speech is mimivirus?
Mimivirus is a noun.
What is the plural of mimivirus?
The plural of mimivirus is mimiviruses.

Words near mimivirus in the dictionary

  1. mimings
  2. miminy-piminy
  3. mimiviral
  4. mimivirid
  5. mimivirids
  6. mimivirus
  7. mimiviruses
  8. mimmation
  9. mimmer
  10. mimmered
  11. mimmering

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