A picornavirus is a virus belonging to the family Picornaviridae. Picornaviruses are non-enveloped, positive-stranded RNA viruses with an icosahedral capsid. The genome RNA is unusual because it has a protein on the 5` end that is used as a primer for transcription by RNA polymerase. The name is derived from pico, meaning small, and RNA, referrin.... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picornavirus
any of a group of viruses constituting the family Picornaviridae, a large group of the smallest known animal viruses, `pico` referring to small size ... [2 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/65