picornavirus

American  

[pi-kawr-nuh-vahy-ruhs, -kawr-nuh-vahy-] / pɪˈkɔr nəˌvaɪ rəs, -ˌkɔr nəˈvaɪ- /

noun

plural

picornaviruses

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.

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picornavirus British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of picornavirus

1960–65; pico- (in the sense “very small”) + 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 • Sep. 8, 2022

Indeed, doctors estimate that more than 80% of all flulike ailments each winter are caused by other groups of viruses, like the parainfluenza and picornavirus families.

From Time Magazine Archive