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capripoxvirus

capripoxvirus noun: any virus of the genus Capripoxvirus.

capripoxvirus: any virus of the genus Capripoxvirus
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Noun

capripoxvirus (plural capripoxviruses)

  1. Any virus of the genus Capripoxvirus.

Forms of capripoxvirus

pluralcapripoxviruses

Origin of capripoxvirus

From the genus name. See Latin capra (“goat”) and English pox, virus. By surface analysis, capri- + pox + virus.

Questions about capripoxvirus

What does capripoxvirus mean?
Capripoxvirus means any virus of the genus Capripoxvirus.
What part of speech is capripoxvirus?
Capripoxvirus is a noun.
What is the plural of capripoxvirus?
The plural of capripoxvirus is capripoxviruses.

Words near capripoxvirus in the dictionary

  1. capriped
  2. capripede
  3. capripedes
  4. capripeds
  5. capripox
  6. capripoxvirus
  7. capripoxviruses
  8. Capriquarian
  9. capris
  10. Caprisun
  11. Caprivi Strip

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