parapox

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English

Etymology

From para- +‎ pox.

Noun

parapox (uncountable)

  1. A disease caused by a parapoxvirus; found chiefly in cows, sheep, goats, and squirrels
    • 2009 January 7, Marlena Spieler, “Saving a Squirrel by Eating One”, in New York Times:
      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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