chordopox

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noun

Any virus of the subfamily Chordopoxvirinae.

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Meanings

nounchordopox (plural chordopox)
  1. Any virus of the subfamily Chordopoxvirinae.

    Poxviruses are broadly classified into insect-infecting viruses (entomopox) and vertebrate-infecting viruses (chordopox). The chordopox are further divided into eight genera.

    2003 December 23, “Extensive gene gain associated with adaptive evolution of poxviruses”, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Synonyms: chordopoxvirus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny virus of the subfamily Chordopoxvirinae.

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chordopoxvirus
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chordopoxvirus
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