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Pithovirus

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See also: pithovirus

Translingual

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A sketch of Pithovirus sibericum

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πίθος (píthos, “jar, wine barrel”) + translingual Virus.

Proper noun

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Pithovirus

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pithoviridae – certain large double-stranded DNA viruses known from a single species recovered from thawed permafrost.

Usage notes

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  • Not included in ICTV 2019.

Hyponyms

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References

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