-viricetes

Translingual

Etymology

Derived from -viricota in analogy with -mycota : -mycetes (where the -etesÄÄ is etymological)

Suffix

-viricetes

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

Derived terms

Translingual terms suffixed with -viricetes

Hypernyms

• -viricotina, -viricota, -virae

Hyponyms

• -virales, -viridae, -virinae, -virus