-virae

Translingual

Etymology

From Virus. The Latin source of this word would not have had a byform in -ae, perhaps it was created in analogy to the eukaryotic kingdom Plantae.

Suffix

-virae

1. Used to form the taxonomic names of kingdoms of viruses

Derived terms

Translingual terms suffixed with -virae

Hyponyms

• -viricota, -viricotina, -viricetes, -virales, -viridae, -virinae, -virus