Orthopoxvirus

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Translingual

Vaccinia virus (black arrows)

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, true, real, genuine) +‎ Poxvirus.

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Orthopoxvirus

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poxviridae – poxviruses.

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