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Pithovirus
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pithovirus
Translingual
right|thumb|A sketch of Pithovirus sibericum species
Etymology
From mul grc πίθος jar, wine barrel + mul Virus.
Proper noun
1 n
genus family Pithoviridae family 1 certain large double-stranded DNA viruses known from a single species recovered from thawed permafrost
Usage notes
Not included in ICTV 2019.
Hyponyms
genus Pithovirus sibericum species species
References
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