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Pandoravirus
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pandoravirus
Translingual
Etymology
mul mul grc Πανδώρα en Pandora virus.
From mul la virus en virus. From the discovery of the virus being akin to opening a en Pandora's box of new possibilities in viral research and capabilities. From en Pandora, the Greek mythological figure who opened Pandora's box.
Proper noun
1 n
mul virology genus family Pandoraviridae 1 certain giant viruses, DNA viruses which infect amoeba
Hypernyms
Pandoraviridae family 1 unaccepted family name
Hyponyms
genus Pandoravirus salinus species type species; Pandoravirus dulcis species other accepted species
Descendants
en pandoravirus
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