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noun
Any of the former family Papovaviridae, now split into the Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae families, of viruses that cause papillomas or polyomas in animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences, virology
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noun
any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: animal virus
Narrower terms: human papilloma virus, polyoma, polyoma virus
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