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canarypox

canarypox noun: a viral disease of birds.

Noun

canarypox (uncountable)

  1. A 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

Origin of canarypox

From canary + pox.

Questions about canarypox

What does canarypox mean?
Canarypox means a viral disease of birds.
What part of speech is canarypox?
Canarypox is a noun.

Words near canarypox in the dictionary

  1. canary-flycatchers
  2. canarygrass
  3. canarygrasses
  4. canarying
  5. canarylike
  6. canarypox
  7. canarypoxvirus
  8. canarypoxviruses
  9. canarywood
  10. canasite
  11. canasta

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