Parapox

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A disease caused by a parapoxvirus; found chiefly in cows, sheep, goats, and squirrels uncountable

    "The grays take over the reds' habitat, eat voraciously and harbor a virus named squirrel parapox (harmless to humans) that does not harm grays but can devastate reds."

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"The grays take over the reds' habitat, eat voraciously and harbor a virus named squirrel parapox (harmless to humans) that does not harm grays but can devastate reds."

Etymology

From para- + pox.

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