virosphere
virosphere noun: all the areas of the Earth where viruses exist and which are affected by viruses.
Noun
virosphere (plural virospheres)
- All the areas of the Earth where viruses exist and which are affected by viruses.
- The rationale for including Polemovirus is that although this genus is the product of a recombination between sobemoviruses and poleroviruses, it is still most closely related to Sobemovirus than to any other genus in the virosphere (Figure 5).2015, Merike Sõmera et al., “Overview on Sobemoviruses and a Proposal for the Creation of the Family Sobemoviridae”, in Viruses, volume 7, →DOI
Forms of virosphere
| plural | virospheres |
|---|---|
| alternative form | viriosphere |
Origin of virosphere
From viro- + -sphere.
Questions about virosphere
- What does virosphere mean?
- Virosphere means all the areas of the Earth where viruses exist and which are affected by viruses.
- What part of speech is virosphere?
- Virosphere is a noun.
- What is the plural of virosphere?
- The plural of virosphere is virospheres.
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