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"polyomavirus" has 5 syllables: poly-om-av-ir-us.
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"Polyomavirus" has 5 syllables: poly · om · av · ir · us.
Polyomavirus: Any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals.
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