family: Polyomaviridae (current release)

Etymology: from the English prefix poly- (Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) meaning “many”) and  the Greek suffix -oma, used to form nouns denoting “tumours”, referring to the association of some viruses in the family with cancers; the suffix -viridae for family taxa
Created in Proposal: ICTV 1st Report.pdf PubMed ID: 26923930
Report Chapter: Polyomaviridae