Mimivirus Definition

mĭmĭ-vīrəs
mimiviruses
noun
Any of a genus of double-stranded DNA viruses that are the largest of all known viruses.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Mimivirus

Noun

Singular:
mimivirus
Plural:
mimiviruses

Origin of Mimivirus

  • From mimicking microbe (since it is as large as the smallest known bacteria and was thought to be a bacterium when first discovered)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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