girus

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹəs/
  • Rhymes: -aɪɹəs

Noun

girus (plural giruses)

  1. (virology) a type of giant virus, a giant nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (giant NCLDV)
  2. (by extension, informal) Synonym of giant virus

See also

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gyrus.

Noun

girus n (plural girusuri)

  1. gyrus

Declension
Declension of girus
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) girus girusul (niște) girusuri girusurile
genitive/dative (unui) girus girusului (unor) girusuri girusurilor
vocative girusule girusurilor
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