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pox⋅vi⋅rus

  [poks-vahy-ruhs]
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–noun, plural -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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pox·vi·rus   (pŏks'vī'rəs)   
n.   pl. pox·vi·rus·es
Any of a group of DNA-containing viruses, including those that cause smallpox, cowpox, and other poxlike diseases in vertebrates.
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Main Entry: pox·vi·rus
Pronunciation: 'päks-"vI-r&s
Function: noun
: any of a family (Poxviridae) of large brick-shaped or ovoiddouble-stranded DNA viruses (as the causative agents of cowpox and smallpox) that have a fluffy appearance caused by a covering of tubules and threads
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poxvirus pox·vi·rus (pŏks'vī'rəs)
n.
A virus of the family Poxviridae.

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