girus
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See also: ĝirus
English
Etymology
Blend of giant + virus; coined by J M Claverie, H Ogata, S Audic, C Abergel, K Suhre, P E Fournier, in a 2006 paper in Virus Research (DOI 10.1016/j.virusres.2006.01.008).
Pronunciation
Noun
girus (plural giruses)
- (virology) a type of giant virus, a giant nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (giant NCLDV)
- (by extension, informal) Synonym of giant virus
See also
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
girus n (plural girusuri)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | girus | girusul | girusuri | girusurile | |
| genitive-dative | girus | girusului | girusuri | girusurilor | |
| vocative | girusule | girusurilor | |||