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mimivirus

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Etymology

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Blend of microbe +‎ mimicking +‎ virus. From the genus name translingual Mimivirus

Noun

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mimivirus (plural mimiviruses)

  1. A virus, of the genus Mimivirus, associated with some amoebas; it has a very large capsid and complex genome
  2. Ellipsis of Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (“APMV”).

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