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mimivirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mimivirus
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A virus, of the genus Mimivirus, associated with some amoebas; it has a very large capsid and complex genome

noun

Ellipsis of Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (“APMV”).

Etymology

Blend of microbe + mimicking + virus. From the genus name translingual Mimivirus

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mimiviruses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mamavirus

Questions

What does mimivirus mean?
A virus, of the genus Mimivirus, associated with some amoebas; it has a very large capsid and complex genome
Where does mimivirus come from?
Blend of microbe + mimicking + virus. From the genus name translingual Mimivirus

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