"siphovirus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsaɪ.foʊˌvaɪ.ɹəs/ [General-American] Forms: siphoviruses [plural]
enPR: sī′-fō-vī′-rəs Etymology: Back-formation of translingual Siphoviridae. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en}} Back-formation, {{der|en|mul|Siphoviridae}} translingual Siphoviridae Head templates: {{en-noun}} siphovirus (plural siphoviruses)
  1. (virology) Any of the viruses of the family Siphoviridae. Related terms: Siphoviridae Translations (Translations): 長尾噬菌體 /长尾噬菌体 (chángwěi shìjūntǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), Siphovirus [neuter] (German), サイフォウイルス (saifōirusu) (Japanese), sifovirus [masculine] (Spanish)

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