calicivirid

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noun

Any virus of the family Caliciviridae

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nouncalicivirid (plural calicivirids)

plural calicivirids

  1. Any virus of the family Caliciviridae

Origin

  1. translingual-viridae
  2. Englishcalicivirid

Clipping of taxonomic name Caliciviridae, from calci- + translingual -viridae.

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APA

calicivirid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calicivirid

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“calicivirid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calicivirid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calicivirid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calicivirid.

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