Enterovirus

See also: enterovirus

Translingual

Enterovirus C, formerly called Poliovirus

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “bowels”) +‎ -virus.

Proper noun

Enterovirus

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Picornaviridae – RNA viruses (including those causing polio and hepatitis A) which typically occur in the gastrointestinal tract, sometimes spreading to the central nervous system or other parts of the body.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Riboviria - realm; Orthornavirae - kingdom; Pisuviricota - phylum; Pisoniviricetes - class; Picornavirales - order; Picornaviridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Enterovirus C - type species; Enterovirus A, Enterovirus B, Enterovirus D, Enterovirus E, Enterovirus F, Enterovirus G, Enterovirus H, Enterovirus I, Enterovirus J, Enterovirus K, Enterovirus L, Rhinovirus A, Rhinovirus B, Rhinovirus C - other species

References

• Enterovirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Enterovirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Enterovirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Enterovirus at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
• “Enterovirus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.