n.
Pronunciation: p ə - ' p ō -v ə - ˌ v ī -r ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: pa pilloma + po lyoma + va cuolating + virus
Date: 1962
: any of a former family ( Papovaviridae ) of double-stranded DNA viruses associated with various tumors of mammals that included the papillomaviruses and polyomaviruses