swinepox

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noun

A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.

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hog pox
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Meanings

nounswinepox (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.

    Synonyms: hog pox

  2. obsoleteuncountablemedicineA form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.

    Thence I went to Mrs. Jem, and found her up and merry, and that it did not prove the small-pox, but only the swine-pox; so I played a game or two at cards with her.

    1660 January 22 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “January 13th, 1659–1660”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume (please specify |volume=I to X), London: George Bell & Sons […]; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., published 1893–1899, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.

Similar
hog pox
Also see
hog pox

Origin

From swine + pox.

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APA

swinepox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swinepox

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“swinepox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swinepox. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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