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papovavirus

papovavirus noun: any of the former family Papovaviridae, now split into the Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae families, of viruses that cause papillomas or polyomas in animals.

Noun

papovavirus (plural papovaviruses)

  1. (archaic) Any of the former family Papovaviridae, now split into the Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae families, of viruses that cause papillomas or polyomas in animals.

Forms of papovavirus

pluralpapovaviruses

Questions about papovavirus

What does papovavirus mean?
Papovavirus means any of the former family Papovaviridae, now split into the Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae families, of viruses that cause papillomas or polyomas in animals.
What part of speech is papovavirus?
Papovavirus is a noun.
What is the plural of papovavirus?
The plural of papovavirus is papovaviruses.

Words near papovavirus in the dictionary

  1. papooseroot
  2. papooses
  3. papoosh
  4. papooshes
  5. papovaviral
  6. papovavirus
  7. papovaviruses
  8. pappa
  9. pappa bear
  10. pappa bears
  11. pappad

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