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spiravirus

spiravirus noun: any virus of the family Spiraviridae.

Noun

spiravirus (plural spiraviruses)

  1. Any virus of the family Spiraviridae.
    • With the exception of anelloviruses, bidnaviruses, spiraviruses, and some inoviruses, the replicative protein of ssDNA viruses is the so-called HUH endonuclease that cuts genomic DNA at a specific site and initiates rolling circle (or rolling hairpin) replication.2021 February 24, Encyclopedia of Virology, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 43

Forms of spiravirus

pluralspiraviruses

Origin of spiravirus

From Latin spīra (“coil”) + virus, after the shape of the virion.

Questions about spiravirus

What does spiravirus mean?
Spiravirus means any virus of the family Spiraviridae.
What part of speech is spiravirus?
Spiravirus is a noun.
What is the plural of spiravirus?
The plural of spiravirus is spiraviruses.

Words near spiravirus in the dictionary

  1. spiraster
  2. spirasters
  3. spirated
  4. spiration
  5. spirations
  6. spiravirus
  7. spiraviruses
  8. spiraxid
  9. spiraxids
  10. spire
  11. spirea

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