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noun
Any of the family Picornaviridae of RNA viruses, many of which are pathogenic, causing diseases such as polio, foot-and-mouth disease, and many varieties of the common cold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: animal virus
Narrower terms: enterovirus, rhinovirus
History
The name "picornavirus" has a dual etymology. Firstly, the name derives from picorna- which is an acronym for "poliovirus, insensitivity to ether, coxsackievirus, orphan virus, rhinovirus, and ribonucleic acid". Secondly, the name derives from pico-, which designates a very small unit of measurement (equivalent to 10−12), combined with rna to describe this group of very small RNA viruses.; pico- + RNA + virus
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