Medusavirus

释义与例句

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    An informal genus of the informal family Medusaviridae, large DNA viruses that infect amoeba.

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词源

From Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa, “Medusa”) + virus. From Latin virus (“virus”). From being a virus which can turn amoeba into stone-like cysts. From Medusa, the Greek mythological figure which could petrify people with a glance.

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