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"picornavirus" has 5 syllables: pic-orn-av-ir-us.
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"Picornavirus" has 5 syllables: pic · orn · av · ir · us.
Picornavirus: Any of the family Picornaviridae of RNA viruses, many of which are pathogenic, causing diseases such as polio, foot-and-mouth disease, and many varieties of the common cold.
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