pox viruses

[poks-vahy-ruhs]

pox·vi·rus

[poks-vahy-ruhs]
noun, plural pox·vi·rus·es.
any of a group of large, brick-shaped DNA-containing viruses that infect humans and other animals, including the viruses of smallpox and various other poxes.

Origin:
1940–45; pox + virus
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