pəˈpōvəˌvīrəs noun
Etymology: New Latin, from pa pilloma + po lyoma (herein) + English va cuolation + New Latin, from virus
: any of a family (Papovaviridae) of viruses that contain a single molecule of circular double-stranded DNA, have a capsid composed of 72 capsomers, that are associated with or are responsible for various neoplasms (as some warts) of mammals, and that include the papillomaviruses and polyoma viruses