Megaviridae
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]mega- + -viridae. From Megavirus.
Proper noun
[edit]Megaviridae
- (archaic) A taxonomic family within the kingdom Virus – certain large DNA viruses.
- (archaic) Synonym of Mimiviridae
- (archaic) Synonym of Megamimivirinae A taxonomic subfamily within the family Mimiviridae.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Mimiviridae): Mimiviridae
- (Megamimivirinae): Megamimivirinae, Megamimiviridae
Hypernyms
[edit]- Virus
- (Megamimivirinae): Mimiviridae
Hyponyms
[edit]- Mimiviridae (subfamily)
- Mesomimiviridae (subfamily)
- Megaviridae (subfamily)
- (Megamimivirinae): Megavirus
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- Megaviricetes (class erected in ICTV 2019 that includes family Mimiviridae)
References
[edit]- Megaviridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia