Enterovirus

See also: enterovirus

Translingual

Enterovirus C, formerly called Poliovirus

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “bowels”) +‎ -virus.

Proper noun

Enterovirus

A taxonomic genus within the family Picornaviridae – RNA viruses (including those causing polio and hepatitis A) which typically occur in the gastrointestinal tract, sometimes spreading to the central nervous system or other parts of the body.

Hypernyms

(genus): Riboviria - realm; Orthornavirae - kingdom; Pisuviricota - phylum; Pisoniviricetes - class; Picornavirales - order; Picornaviridae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Enterovirus C - type species; Enterovirus A, Enterovirus B, Enterovirus D, Enterovirus E, Enterovirus F, Enterovirus G, Enterovirus H, Enterovirus I, Enterovirus J, Enterovirus K, Enterovirus L, Rhinovirus A, Rhinovirus B, Rhinovirus C - other species

References

Enterovirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Enterovirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Enterovirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Enterovirus at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
“Enterovirus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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