• Parapox

    Full definition of parapox

    Noun

    parapox

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