Taxon Etymology

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek παρά (pará), meaning “beside" and the Greek μύξα, (mýxa), meaning"mucus", referring to the association of some members of the family with respiratory infection; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Greek pneuma, meaning “breath”, referring to the transmission of viruses in this family by contact and airborne routes; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from the Ancient Greek ῥάβδος (rhabdos), meaning "rod", referring to the virion morphology of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: Greek mythology: Lyssa (Λυσσα) was a goddess, or spirit, of rage, fury, raging madness, and frenzy

Etymology: from Sunshine Coast virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

Etymology: from Xīnchéng mosquito virus, a member of the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa