sigmavirus

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noun

Any virus of the genus Sigmavirus, affecting dipterans.

Origintranslingual Sigmavirus →
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Meanings

nounsigmavirus (plural sigmaviruses)

plural sigmaviruses

  1. Any virus of the genus Sigmavirus, affecting dipterans.

    Owing to the high level of divergence of the sigmaviruses, L genes appear to be more appropriate than N genes for their evolutionary comparisons (Longdon et al., 2010).

    2012, Ralf Georg Dietzgen, Rhabdoviruses: Molecular Taxonomy, Evolution, Genomics, Ecology, Host-vector Interactions, Cytopathology, and Control

Origin

  1. translingualSigmavirus
  2. Englishsigmavirus

From sigma + virus, from translingual Sigmavirus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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