Pandoravirus
See also: pandoravirus
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra, “Pandora”) + -virus.From Latin virus (“virus”). From the discovery of the virus being akin to opening a Pandora's box of new possibilities in viral research and capabilities. From Pandora, the Greek mythological figure who opened Pandora's box.
Proper noun
Pandoravirus
- (virology) A taxonomic genus within the family Pandoraviridae – certain giant viruses, DNA viruses which infect amoeba.
Hypernyms
- Pandoraviridae - unaccepted family name
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pandoravirus salinus - type species; Pandoravirus dulcis - other accepted species
Descendants
- English: pandoravirus
References
Pandoravirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pandoravirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies