Orthopoxvirus

See also: orthopoxvirus

Translingual

Vaccinia virus (black arrows)

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Orthopoxvirus

A taxonomic genus within the family Poxviridae – poxviruses.

Hypernyms

(genus): Varidnaviria – realm; Bamfordvirae – kingdom; Nucleocytoviricota – phylum; Pokkesviricetes – class; Chitovirales – order; Poxviridae – family; Chordopoxvirinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Vaccinia virus - type species; Cowpox virus, Monkeypox virus, Skunkpox virus, Variola virus - selected other species

References

Orthopoxvirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Orthopoxvirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Orthopoxvirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Orthopoxvirus at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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