Etymology

gammaretrovirus

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Today it means: Any retrovirus of the genus Gammaretrovirus. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γάμμα/γ/Γ ← Latin retro+virus
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  1. Latin · derived fromretro+virus
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromγάμμα/γ/Γ
  3. English todaygammaretrovirus

From gamma + retrovirus. From Ancient Greek γάμμα/γ/Γ (gámma/g/G) + Latin retro+virus.

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