-virus

See also: virus, Virus, vírus, vīrus, vīruss, and virüs

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin vīrus (“virus”, literally “poison”).

Suffix

-virus

1. Used to form taxonomic names of genera of viruses

Hypernyms

• -virinae, -viridae, -virales, -viricetes, -viricotina, -viricota, -virae, -viria

Derived terms

Translingual terms suffixed with -virus

Alphavirus

Chlamydiamicrovirus

Comovirus

Coronavirus

Corticovirus

Cytomegalovirus

Deltavirus

Ebolavirus

Enterovirus

Erythrovirus

Filovirus

Flavivirus

Hepatovirus

Lentivirus

Lymphocryptovirus

Lyssavirus

Megavirus

Metavirus

Morbillivirus

Norovirus

Pandoravirus

Pneumovirus

Respirovirus

Rhadinovirus

Rotavirus

Rubivirus

Simplexvirus

Tupanvirus

Varicellovirus

Wuhanvirus