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giant virus

giant nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses that have extremely large genomes compared to other viruses and contain many unique genes not found in other life forms
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giant virus

Summary

giant virus ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (651 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • giant virus is a type of Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus[2].
  • giant virus's Commons category is recorded as Giant viruses[3].
  • giant virus's has characteristic is recorded as largeness[4].
  • giant virus's different from is recorded as Macro virus[5].

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Definition and Type

giant virus is a type of Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus[2].

Why It Matters

giant virus ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (651 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Has characteristic → largeness
    Different from → Macro virus
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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