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noun
Certain viruses significantly larger than other known viruses
Any virus of the family Mimiviridae
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noun
Certain viruses significantly larger than other known viruses
Any virus of the proposed family Mimiviridae, genus Megavirus, represented by the newly discovered species Megavirus chilensis
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History
From mega- + virus.
