Meanings
- informaluncountableParvovirus.
He will probably be next to a street cur that has parvo or rabies or distemper.
1995, Mike Harlowe, K-9 Bodyguards: Ill1 more example
Inoculating a dog against parvo costs about $7 to $15 for the shot, depending on your area and choice of veterinarian.
1980, Business Week
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Shortening.
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
parvo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parvo
“parvo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parvo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parvo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parvo.
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