parapox

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noun

A disease caused by a parapoxvirus; found chiefly in cows, sheep, goats, and squirrels

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Meanings

nounparapox (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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.

    2009 January 7, Marlena Spieler, “Saving a Squirrel by Eating One”, in New York Times

Origin

From para- + pox.

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APA

parapox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parapox

MLA

“parapox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parapox. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parapox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parapox.

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