-virae

Translingual

Etymology

From Virus. The Latin source of this word would not have had a byform in -ae, perhaps it was created in analogy to the eukaryotic kingdom Plantae.

Suffix

-virae

  1. Used to form the taxonomic names of kingdoms of viruses

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translingual terms suffixed with -virae
Bamfordvirae
Orthornavirae
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