parapox
English
Etymology
para- + pox
Noun
parapox (uncountable)
- A disease caused by a parapoxvirus; found chiefly in cows, sheep, goats, and squirrels
- 2009, January 7, “Marlena Spieler”, in Saving a Squirrel by Eating One:
- 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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