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nucleopolyhedrovirus

nucleopolyhedrovirus noun: any of the viruses formerly in the genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus, now in genera Alphabaculovirus, Gammabaculovirus, and Deltabaculovirus (family Baculoviridae), that forms polyhedral crystalline bodies within the nucleus of the host, usually one of the Lepidoptera.

Noun

nucleopolyhedrovirus (plural nucleopolyhedroviruses)

  1. Any of the viruses formerly in the genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus, now in genera Alphabaculovirus, Gammabaculovirus, and Deltabaculovirus (family Baculoviridae), that forms polyhedral crystalline bodies within the nucleus of the host, usually one of the Lepidoptera.

Forms of nucleopolyhedrovirus

pluralnucleopolyhedroviruses

Origin of nucleopolyhedrovirus

From the former genus name.

Questions about nucleopolyhedrovirus

What does nucleopolyhedrovirus mean?
Nucleopolyhedrovirus means any of the viruses formerly in the genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus, now in genera Alphabaculovirus, Gammabaculovirus, and Deltabaculovirus (family Baculoviridae), that forms polyhedral crystalline bodies within the nucleus of the host, usually one of the Lepidoptera.
What part of speech is nucleopolyhedrovirus?
Nucleopolyhedrovirus is a noun.
What is the plural of nucleopolyhedrovirus?
The plural of nucleopolyhedrovirus is nucleopolyhedroviruses.

Words near nucleopolyhedrovirus in the dictionary

  1. nucleopleomorphism
  2. nucleopleomorphisms
  3. nucleopolyhedravirus
  4. nucleopolyhedrosis
  5. nucleopolyhedroviral
  6. nucleopolyhedrovirus
  7. nucleopolyhedroviruses
  8. nucleoporate
  9. nucleoporated
  10. nucleoporation
  11. nucleoporator

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