Medusavirus

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa, “Medusa”) +‎ virus. From Latin virus (“virus”). From being a virus which can turn amoeba into stone-like cysts. From Medusa, the Greek mythological figure which could petrify people with a glance. === Proper noun === Medusavirus (virology) An informal genus of the informal family Medusaviridae, large DNA viruses that infect amoeba. ==== Usage notes ==== Not accepted in ICTV 2019; does not appear in Viralzone as of June 8, 2020. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Virus, Medusaviridae - "family" === References === Medusavirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia