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siphovirus

US/ˈsaɪ.foʊˌvaɪ.ɹəs/

siphovirus noun: any of the viruses of the family Siphoviridae.

Noun

siphovirus (plural siphoviruses)

  1. Any of the viruses of the family Siphoviridae.
    • Among the siphoviruses, there was no significant difference in those expressed that were homologous to Firmicute viruses […]2015 July 28, Tasha M. Santiago-Rodriguez et al., “Transcriptome analysis of bacteriophage communities in periodontal health and disease”, in BMC Genomics, volume 16, →DOI

Forms of siphovirus

pluralsiphoviruses

Origin of siphovirus

Back-formation of translingual Siphoviridae.

Questions about siphovirus

What does siphovirus mean?
Siphovirus means any of the viruses of the family Siphoviridae.
What part of speech is siphovirus?
Siphovirus is a noun.
How do you pronounce siphovirus?
Siphovirus is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.foʊˌvaɪ.ɹəs/ (US).
What is the plural of siphovirus?
The plural of siphovirus is siphoviruses.

Words near siphovirus in the dictionary

  1. siphophages
  2. siphosomal
  3. siphosome
  4. siphosomes
  5. siphoviral
  6. siphovirus
  7. siphoviruses
  8. Siphrei Torah
  9. siphuncle
  10. siphuncled
  11. siphuncles

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