Enterovirus
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Enterovirus C, formerly called Poliovirus
See also: enterovirus
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “bowels”) + -virus.
Proper noun
Enterovirus
- A taxonomic genus within the family Picornaviridae – RNA viruses (including those causing polio and hepatitis A) which typically occur in the gastrointestinal tract, sometimes spreading to the central nervous system or other parts of the body.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Riboviria – realm; Orthornavirae – kingdom; Pisuviricota – phylum; Pisoniviricetes – class; Picornavirales – order; Picornaviridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Enterovirus C - type species; Enterovirus A, Enterovirus B, Enterovirus D, Enterovirus E, Enterovirus F, Enterovirus G, Enterovirus H, Enterovirus I, Enterovirus J, Enterovirus K, Enterovirus L, Rhinovirus A, Rhinovirus B, Rhinovirus C - other species
References
Enterovirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Enterovirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Enterovirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Enterovirus at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
- “Enterovirus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
