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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A virus, of the genus Mimivirus, associated with some amoebas; it has a very large capsid and complex genome
2. 2
   Ellipsis of Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (“APMV”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Etymology

Blend of microbe + mimicking + virus. From the genus name translingual Mimivirus

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