Meanings
nounsiphovirus (plural siphoviruses)
plural siphoviruses
- biologyAny of the viruses of the family Siphoviridae.
Among the siphoviruses, there was no significant difference in those expressed that were homologous to Firmicute viruses […]
2015 July 28, Tasha M. Santiago-Rodriguez et al., “Transcriptome analysis of bacteriophage communities in periodontal health and disease”, in BMC Genomics, volume 16, →DOI
Origin
- translingualSiphoviridae
- Englishsiphovirus
Back-formation of translingual Siphoviridae.
More words from translingual
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 長尾噬菌體 /长尾噬菌体
- 長尾噬菌體 /长尾噬菌体 (chángwěi shìjūntǐ)Translations
German Siphovirus
- SiphovirusTranslations
Japanese サイフォウイルス
- サイフォウイルス (saifōirusu)Translations
Korean 사포바이러스
- 사포바이러스 (sapobaireoseu)Translations
Spanish sifovirus
- sifovirusTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
siphovirus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siphovirus
MLA
“siphovirus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siphovirus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “siphovirus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siphovirus.
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