Etymology

amalgavirus

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Today it means: Any phytopathogenic RNA virus of the genus Amalgavirus. Full definition →

taxonomic name Amalgavirus
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromAmalgavirus
  2. English todayamalgavirus

Borrowed from taxonomic name Amalgavirus, from Medieval Latin amalgama (“amalgam”) + translingual -virus (“virus”).

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