girus
girus · giruses
A type of giant virus, a giant nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virusA type of giant virus, a giant nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (giant NCLDV)
/ˈd͡ʒaɪɹəs/
Meaning
2 sensesA type of giant virus, a giant nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (giant NCLDV)
(broadly, informal)Synonym of giant virus.
Origin
Blend of giant + virus; coined by J M Claverie, H Ogata, S Audic, C Abergel, K Suhre, P EBlend of giant + virus; coined by J M Claverie, H Ogata, S Audic, C Abergel, K Suhre, P E Fournier, in a 2006 paper in Virus Research.
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