picornavirus

[ pi-kawr-nuh-vahy-ruhs, -kawr-nuh-vahy- ]

noun

, plural pi·cor·na·vi·rus·es.

1. any of a group of small, RNA-containing viruses of the family Picornaviridae, infectious to humans and other animals, and including the poliovirus and the rhinoviruses that cause the common cold.

picornavirus

/ ˈpɪˈkɔːnəˌvaɪrəs /

noun

1. any one of a group of small viruses that contain RNA; the group includes polioviruses, rhinoviruses, coxsackie viruses, and the virus that causes foot-and-mouth disease

Word History and Origins

Origin of picornavirus¹

1960–65; pico- (in the sense “very small”) + RNA + virus

Word History and Origins

Origin of picornavirus¹

C20: from pico + RNA + virus

Example Sentences

The material was tested in the laboratory against four types of virus - two influenzas, the Covid virus and a picornavirus, which has the traits that make a virus highly stable outside the body.

From BBC