Mimivirus

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See also: mimivirus

Translingual[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From English microbe-mimicking virus, from Virus. From when originally discovered, being so large as initially thought to be bacteria (“microbes”).

Proper noun[edit]

Mimivirus

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mimiviridae.

Hyponyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: mimivirus

References[edit]

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