Meanings
nouncanarypox (uncountable)
- uncountableA viral disease of birds.
Dr. Lawrence Corey, the principal investigator for the HIV Vaccine Trials Network, who was not part of the RV 144 trial, said new work on weakened versions of the smallpox vaccine had produced better pox “spines” that could be substituted for the canarypox.
2009 September 25, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “For First Time, AIDS Vaccine Shows Some Success”, in New York Times
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canarypox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canarypox
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