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Proper noun

Herpesviridae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Herpesvirales – the herpesviruses, which are double-stranded DNA viruses, responsible for recurring latent infections due their mode of replication.

Hypernyms

• (order): Virus - kingdom; double-stranded DNA viruses (dsDNA, Group 1) - Baltimore virus classification; Herpesvirales - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Alphaherpesvirinae, Betaherpesvirinae, Gammaherpesvirinae - subfamilies