girus

== 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) (virology) a type of giant virus, a giant nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (giant NCLDV) (by extension, informal) Synonym of giant virus. === See also === == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin gyrus. === Noun === girus n (plural girusuri) gyrus ==== Declension ====