Medusavirus

Meaning

Proper Noun

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

Related

Broader meaning words

Virus, Medusaviridae - "family"

Origin

. 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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