Medusavirus

Etymology
. From. From being a which can turn amoeba into stone-like cysts. From, the Greek mythological figure which could petrify people with a glance.

Proper noun

 * 1)  An informal genus of the informal family, large DNA viruses that infect amoeba.

Usage notes

 * Not accepted in ICTV 2019; does not appear in Viralzone as of June 8, 2020.

Hypernyms

 * , - "family"