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From the genus name. See Latin capra (“goat”) and English pox, virus. By surface analysis, capri- + pox + virus.
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capripoxvirus
Today it means: Any virus of the genus Capripoxvirus. Full definition →
Today it means: Any virus of the genus Capripoxvirus. Full definition →