calicivirus
/ˈkeɪlɪsɪˌvʌɪrəs/ /kaˈliːsɪˌvʌɪrəs/ /kaˈliːtʃɪˌvʌɪrəs/Virology
noun
Any of a group (formerly the genus Calicivirus, now the family Caliciviridae) of non-enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses which have a capsid with distinctive cup-like depressions, and which are pathogens of humans and various other mammals. Also (in form Calicivirus): the (former) genus itself.
- The family Caliciviridae consists of the genera Lagovirus (rabbit haemorrhagic fever and related viruses), Vesivirus (vesicular exanthema of swine virus and feline calicivirus), and the 'Norwalk-like viruses' and 'Sapporo-like viruses', which cause epidemic gastroenteritis in humans..
Origin
1970s. From classical Latin calic-, calix cup + -i- + virus.